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Show [1,5] [I4] from his. There is, if I miflake not, a point of View, from whence if you will look at this fubieét, it is impollible that it fliould not make an impreflion upon you. Ihavc in my hand two accounts; one a com~ parative {late of the export trade of England to its Colonies, as it flood in the year 1704., and as it flood in the year 1772. The othtr a flare. of the export trade of this country to its Colo- The trade to the Colonies, taken on the export fide, at the beginning of this century, that is, in the year 1704, flood thus: Exports to North America, and the Well Indies, - To Africa, - - - - - - - -. - - - £483,265 86,665 569,930 nies alcne, as it flood in 1772, compared with H." the whole trade of England to all parts of the world (the Colonies included) in the year 1704. They are from good vouchers; the latter period from the accounts on your table, the earlier from an original manquript of Davcnant, who firfi‘ efiablilhed the Infpeétor General's office, which In the year 1772, which I take as a middle year between the highef'c and lowef't of thofe lately laid on your table, the account was as follows: has been ever fince his time To abundant a fource To North America, and the Well Indies, £4,791,7~4 of parliamentary information. To Africa, - - - - - - - - 866,338 The export trade to the Colonies conliils of three great branches. The African, which, ter- To which if you add the export minating almoft wholly in the Colonies, mull: trade be put to the account of their commerce; the \Vell Indian; and the North American. All thefe are fo interwoven, that the attempt to fe- 1111704. no exif‘tence, parate them, wOuld tear to pieces the contex~ ture of the whole; and if not entirely defiroy, would very much depreciate the value of all the parts. I therefore confider thefe three denomia nations to be, what in case they are, one trade. The from Scotland, which ' ~ had 364,000 6,024,17: From Five Hundred and odd Thoufand, it has grown to Six Millions. It has increaled no lefs than twelve-fold. This is the {late of the Colony trade, as compared with itfelf at there tWO |