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Show and we may appoint an Army of Cul'tom-houfe corrupted. The FH'IM/l in Europe never found it 1'0, with all their Gold, or all their Skill for Officers to patrolle (after a Manner) two thou- fand Miles by Land. Intrigue, and infinuating Addreis. VJhat then, thefe Things rig/72W} yen, what {hall we be doing in the Name of Wonder, have you to tempt them within A'merim, which is thus to over- for oar/elves? Not much, I am afraid: For we to be benefited by our Viétories? And what in a commercial Nation, f0 many Millions in Debt already? And yet this is the belt, which we can expeél: by forcing you to trade with us, againlt your Wills, and againlt your lnterelts? Fruits are to refult from making you a con- THEREFORE fuch a Meafure as this being evi- quered People ?---Not an Increafe of Trade; that is impoflible : For a Shop-keeper will dently detrimental to the Mother Country, I never get the more Cuflom by beating his Cuftomers: And what is true of a Shop-keeperils procraftinate your Compulfion.---But what gOOd can that do P And wherein will this Expedient true of a Shop-keeping Nation. mend the Matter .9 For if Recourfe is to be had at lalt to the Military Power, we had better begin with it at firft; it being evident to the whole We may in- deed vex and plague you, by Rationing a great Number of Ships to cruize along your Coafis; ' " and will now confider the fecond Propofal, (viz. to 1{ 3 \Norld, \ 4 _, L fii‘iut A . I 5.143%?!" ".5, i Pounds of Briliflz Manufactures, more than you would otherwife have done,---at the Expence of two, or three hundred thoufand Pounds Lofs to Great-Britain, fpent in Salaries,Vfages, Ships, Forts, and other incidental Charges. Is this now a gainful Trade, and fit to be encouraged l feech you, to give me t/zz'm' offlizgle Pay (for we afk no more) in a right one :-~-And let it not be faid, that you complain of Poverty, and plead an Inability to Pay your juf‘t Debts, at the very Infiant that you boall: of the fcandalous Ufe which you intend to make of your Riches. BUT notwithf'tanding all this, I am not for having Recourfe to Military Operations. For granting, that we lhall be victorious, ftill it is proper to enquire, before we begin, How we are ' in a wrong Caufe; do not grudge, let me be- A as to be able to give double Pay, to our Troops, more intent, and the more inventive to deceive us. We {hall fharpen your Wits, which are pretty lharp already, to elude our Searches, and to bribe and corrupt our Officers. And after that is done, we may perhaps oblige you to buy the Value of twenty, or thirty thoufand ,ui --Befides, my Friend, if you really are fo rich, {hall only make you the more ingenious, the .53 l come, at once, all their former Senfe of Duty, all the Tyes of Confeience, Loyalty and Honour? But while we are doing l Britz'flz Soldiery, let me tell you, is not {'0 ealily 4-..an il‘aiéiiflaiiflbfl' l 133 l [ 13-2 ] |