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There i, no Demand for Tobacco beyond the ordinary Consumption.
the [Force:] of Nlaryland and Virga. exclusive of what is made in Caro-
lina is more than sufficient to produce in Common Years the necessary
Quantity-superior or better executed Regulations will give Advantages
over Rivals but the price depending much more on the Quantity the violent
policy of the Dutch with regard to Spice if no better could be adopted to
lessen the Quantity would be good with respect to Tobacco but the same
End may he better answered by diverting a part of the [Force?] of both
provinces another way.
What Quantity of American wheat might he disposed of in the Euro-
pean markets it is impossible to say. the whole Export but a few Years
ago was very- inconsiderable and yet in a Tine of Peace the Demand
increases faster than the very rapid increase of Quantity indubitably
proved by the rising of the price and it is likely to keep pace with any
Increase of wheat raised in America. the Arbitrarv Governments in the
pussible countries is very inimical to high cultivation many parts of them
have relied arid from the Soil and Climate will rely chiefly on a foreign
supply. vines and Fruits engage their Care in preference of Bread Corn
and turn more profit to the Individual. England used to feed her Neigh-
bours. her internal produce now of Flesh Meat Bread Corn and Horse-
meat is not equal to her consumption of those Articles. the Deficiency
daily grows greater. The Humour and immediate Interest of the Land-
holders is to turn their arable into pasture Lands by which the produce of
Bread Corn is not only diminished but by driving the Tenants and their
Children into the Towns to look for Employment the Consumption of
flesh meat arid wheaten Bread is still increased. The Landholders in
England have too much to say in making Laws to suffer any regulation to
take place either to increase the internal Supply of Bread or lessen the
Expence of Flesh meat by substituting Fish, as was done in Eliza's Time,
in it's stead. The present supply from America is very inconsiderable
when compared to the whole Consumptn. of Wheat in Europe. In London
only the whole Consumptn. amounts yearly perhaps to rg Millions of
Bushels of Wheat. If G Britain could raise a Sufficiency of Flesh Meat
and Bread Corn or be supplied with a considerable part of the Latter from
her Colonies at her Option it would seem as if she had better be partly
supplied from her Colonies. the Colonies will take off the British Manu-
factures in propn. to their Ability to pay for them. if the Colonies are
not able to pay for the necessary Quantity they must manufacture for
themselves the Difference between what is necessary and what they can
pay for. suppose that Difference at any given Sum so far Manufactures
in Brit. are useless. If the Profits of Cultivation in America are greater
than on manufacturing there. the Americans will continue to clear and
cultivate the Lands rather than manufacture. every Increase of the Peo-
ple in America increases the Demand for British Manufactures and conse-
quently- affords means of Subsist'ce for the greater number of people in
Britain. this would strengthen Brit. and her Colonies as a people and
especially as a Alaratitne State for the additional Number of Sailors em-
ployed especially as they would be at Home at least twice a year might
occasionally very much strengthen the Navy-and if the Security and
Happiness of America is in the Strength of Britain we had better forego
manufacturing for which we are not vet ripe and clear and cultivate our
Lands if we can dispose of the Produce to Advantage. If the American
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