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Show AND CLAIMS OF AME Rica. THE RIGHTS or BRITAIN 80 They To this amazing {um ri'iig'it be add 4d, by alledge, that their refources are capable of implication, the other expences of the two i‘upporting a rebellion againfi the Motherthe demand made by the Mother-Country, laft Wars. The FORMER of [hole wars was undertaken for the proteétion of the American Commerce, or rather American for their hearing a part oftheir own FUTURE EXPENCES. SMUGGLING. to the Spanifh Colonies. We entered into the LATTER for the defence That the former expences of America of the Colonifis; we carried it on for their fecurity; and terminated it for their SOLE advantage. The two laft Wars have coil: this Country, at a moderate computation, ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLIONS. To this extraordinary wal'te of treafure, They threaten to fend fleets to fear. Country; yet they juftitiy that rebellion by have drawn from Great-Britain an incredible treafure, may be feen from the following authentic ellimate. We (hall begin this ef- timate with the accel'fion of the Houfe of Hanover to the Throne of thefe Kingdoms. ell-WCllimqn , 83 From the year 1714 to .ne year :7/5, the money voted by Parliament, for I: 5' 1' the forces employed in defence of the Coronics, amounts to - 8,779,925 Grarts in Parliament, forrewards, encouragement, and indemnification to the Americans, during the lall: war. Bounties on American commodities to the €11(l0fl77+ - 3 H is 1,081,771 i,6og,345 Sunis granted to the Colonies, for the ‘ lupport of their Civil Government and Provincial Forces - 3,81e,900 Extraordinary expences for forts, gar‘ n rifons, ordnance flares, tranfports, carriages, provifions, may be ellixfnated equal to the expences of the orces - - 8 Expences of fleets and naval ftations '779'925 employed and eliablilhed in America for its defence may be ellimated at 10,000,000 Annual prefents to the American Indians for abllaining from hollilities againl't the Colonies, and for the celliOn oflands, - - - 610,000 00 oo -_-__-_-_-" 34,697,142 to 10'}: what have the Colonies to oppofe to balance the account? ls it a languid Commerce, which {carcely makes its returns once in . , three years? We have heard much (indeed, a great deal too much) ofthis Commerce from factious men on both lidcs of the Atlantic. This is the mighty engine which they wield over the heads of the ignorant; the great: bug-bear with which they terrify the timid. To ellimate the value of the American trade with any degree of precifion, is impoflible. The accounts kept in the Cul'tom-houie are no authorities. When exports pay no duty, 3 door is opened to falfe entries. The vanity s,of tome Merchants, the interel't of other too K |
