65,437 For 6 years fince, from 1754 to 1760 inclufive: British tonnage inwards Ditto outwards, Foreign ditto outwards Ditto inwards 408,259 466,438 108,884 46,960 By this account the decrease of our tonnage is evi In this value of exports and imports those to and from the colonies are not included. When exports exceed the imports, the balance is made up by bullion; thus it is evident we have loft above eleven hundred thousand pounds a year for the last fix years. The Custom-house accounts of the imports from Guadalupe, laid this feffion (1762) before the House of Commons, are as follow: In 1759 1760 1761 and in 1761 Cwt. grs. lb. 83 325 White 204127 3 27. These quantities reduced to hogfheads of about 800 weight each, which is about the average of French Hogfheads, make In 1759 3625 hhds and fraction 176021016 ditto 1761 —25518 ditto The whole import to England (but of which 'tis but too strongly furmifed, part was fmuggled from Martinico) is for three years 50159 French hhds, which on an average make 16719 hhds, equal to English hhds of twelve hundred weight each, 11146. Answer to the preceding. OWEVER fpecious the foregoing cal Hculation may appear at firft view, it is moft certainly calculated upon partial principles. And in order to undeceive the public in a cafe of fo much confequence, I defire the following faithful extract of the annual totals of the exports and imports for the last twelve years, may be published, by which it is evident, that, during the course of fix years war, the increase of exports is, 3,787,501 1. 7 s. 8 d. the imports 1735971. 2 s. 3 d. But if they are taken for the three laft years of the war, viz. 1759, 60, 61, when the nation was at its meridian of glory and unanimity at home, inspired emulation abroad, and commerce every where at tended conqueft!-the difference, compared with the three laft years of profound peace, 1753, 4, 5, is 6,701,700 l. 11s. 6d.-a balance fo notorious, that every unprejudiced perfon may judge, whether we were thereby rendered incapable of carrying on the war. A BRITON. N. B. The exports and imports for the year 1762 are not brought in, which it is prefumed, would have been greater than in former years, from the important conqueft in Martinico and the Havannah, which latter had opened the trade to all the Spanish fettlements in America. EXPORTS 1 Total, of fix years peace 71,896,947 4 4 8 Total of fix years war 50,825,685 11 9 1758 3 7,787,471 16 On the refignation of LORD BUTE, April 8, 1762. T1 HE ftrength of the oppofition, fupported by the united voice of the whole English nation, no doubt occafioned the late refignation. But what has it left behind? The administration, on its prefent footing, does not appear fo lafting as the late. There are several reasons for believing it: but I will mention only one, viz. If there were ftrength and refolution enough in any set of men, to force the fubftance out of power, will not the fhadow vanifh of course ?-Those who were timorous and backward, because they thought the task infurmountable, must now perceive what they before deemed impracticable; and be convinced, that in the present fituation of things, there can be no stability. The memorable three days administration of the late earl Granville, is probably the model of our present ftate, as well as the legacy of one of the new guides, [meaning the earl of Egremont, who was a pupil of lord Granville's.] The public mind is far from being fatisfied. The laft miniftry was odious; and this is contemptible. It is compofed of only the dregs of the laft. The three principals are no more. Two are to be called up to the house of peers; and the third is either gone into Yorkshire or behind the curtain-or perhaps both. An INDEPENDENT WHIG. * Mr. Fox created lord Holland, and Sir Francis Dashwood created lord le Defpencer. + Lord Bute. Answer |