will be taught to sympathise with us, and commend our conduct.
Justice will direct their resentment to its proper objects.

It is true self-love will prompt both the Irish and the West-
Indians to take every method in their power, to escape the mi-
series they are in danger of; but what methods can they take ?
" The Irish (it is said) may be supplied with flax-seed from
Holland, the Baltic, and river St. Lawrence: Canada pro-
duces no inconsiderable quantity already." And as to the West-
Indies, "they produce now many of the necessaries of life. The
quantity may be easily increased. Canada will furnish them
with many articles they now take from us; flour, lumber, hors-
es, &c. Georgia, and the Floridas, and the Mississppi abound in
lumber: Nova Scotia in fish."

The Dutch are rivals to the English in their commerce. They
make lrage quantities of fine linens, gause, laces, &c. which re-
quire the flax to be picked before it comes to feed; for which
reason, it is not in their power to raise much more feed than
they want for their own use. Ireland has always had the sur-
plus from them. They could, if they were ever so willing, en-
large their usual supplies but very little. It is indeed probable
they may withold them. They may choose to improve the oc-
casion for the advancement of their own trade : They may take
advantage of the scarcity of materials in Ireland, to increase and
put off their own manufactures.

The Baltic has ever supplied Ireland with its flax, and she
has been able to consume that, with all she could derive from
other quarters.

As to Canada, I am well informed it could at present afford,
but a very inconsiderable quantity. It has had little encourage-
ment, hitherto, to raise that article, and of course has not
much attended to it. The instances mentioned, of feed being
" bought up there at a low price, brought to New-York, and
sold to the Irish factors at a great advance," does not prove there
is any quantity raised there. Its cheapness proceeds from there
being no demand for it; and where there wa no demand, there
was no inducement to cultivate it.

Upon the whole, it appears, that the supplies of flax-seed,
which Ireland might draw elsewhere, could be trifling in com-