We are told, "that it is highly improbable, we shall succeed
in distressing the people of Great-Britian, Ireland and the West-
Indies, so far as to oblige them to join with us in getting the
acts of Parliament, which we complain of, repealed: The first
distress (it is said) will fall on ourselves; it will be more severely
felt by us, than any part of all his Majesty's dominions, and
will affect us the longest. The fleets of Great-Britain command
respect throughout the globe. Her influence extends to every
part of the earth. Her manufactures are equal to any: Superior
to most in the world. Her wealth is great. Her people enter-
prizing and persevering in their attempts to extend, and enlarge,
and protect her trade. The total loss of our trade will be felt
only for a time. Her merchants would turn their attention
another way: New sources of trade and wealth would be opened:
New schemes pursued. She would soon find a vent for all her
manufactures in spite of all we could do. Our malice would
hurt only ourselves. Should our schemes distress some branches
of her trade, it would be only for a time; and there is ability
and humility enough in the nation to relieve those, that are
distressed by us, and put them in some other way of getting
their living."

The ominpotence and all sufficiency of Great-Britain may
be pretty good topics for her passionate admirers to exercise
their declamatory powers upon, for amusement and trial of
skill; but they ought not be proposed to the world as matters
of truth and reality. In the calm, unprejudiced eye of reason,
they are altogether visionary. As to her wealth, it is notorious
that she is oppressed with a heavy national debt, which it re-
quires the utmost policy and œconomy ever to discharge. Luxury
has arrived to a great pitch; and it is an universal maxim that
luxury indicates the declension of a state. Her subjects are
loaded with the most enormous taxes: All circumstances agree
in delaring their distress. The continual emigrations, from
Great-Britain and Ireland, to the continent, are a glaring
sympton, that those kingdoms are a good deal impoverished.

The attention of Great-Britian has hitherto been constantly
awake to expand her commerce. She has been vigilant to ex-
plore every region, with which it might be her interest to trade.
One of the principel branches of her commerce is with the co-
lonies. These colonies, as they are now settled and peopled,
have been the work of near two centuries: They are blessed
with every advantage of soil, climate and situation. They have