ductive of the most beneficial consequences. He was happy to have it in his power to state that the trade of Great Britain in the year ending October, 1809, was greater than in the most prosperous period. The export of British manufactures and of foreign produce exceeded by seven millions sterling that of the most favourable year of war and by ten millions that of any year of peace." And accordingly we learn from "An Account of the net produce paid into the Exchequer of the Duties on Customs for 1807, 1808, 1809, and 1810," and also from "An account of the net produce paid into the Exchequer of Duties of Excise for 1807, 1808, 1809, and 1810," ordered by the Honorable House of Commons to be printed May 14th, 1810; that the real value of the exports from Britain in the year ending

£ s. d. 5th January, 1810, amounted to 87,643,295 13 5

The net produce of the customs

The following statement shows the value official and real of the imports and exports between Britain

and the United States in the years ending the 5th January, 1807, 1808, 1809, and 1810; and also the value of British exports to all parts of America, exclusive of the United States during the same period.

Increase of British exports,

From which deduct the decrease of

£12,494,429 7,562,685

And the balance in favor of Britain is, 4,931,744

To which must be added all the profit derived to Britain by employing her own shipping and sending her own goods direct to the Spanish and Portugueze colonies, instead of suffering them, as heretofore has been done, to be transmitted in American bottoms and for the benefit of the merchants of these United States; which addition together with the greater exportation would give an increase of commercial profit to Britain amounting at least to eight millions sterling annually.

So effective are the decrees of Buonaparte to destroy the trade of Britain. In good truth every year of progressive national industry and of continually accumulating national stock or capital, must considerably increase the annual quantity of British commerce; for the attempts of the French ruler to annihilate the trade of the whole world cannot countervail the habits and the wants of mankind, who are compelled in the present situation of human affairs more than ever to have recourse to Britain, as the only market which can supply them with many articles of indispensable necessity, as well as of convenience and comfort. Meanwhile Britain herself is every year becoming more and more independent of all foreign nations, on account of the rapid advances of her home and colonial trade in supplying all her wants.

The "Literary Panorama," Vol. 5, pp. 625-642 -1057-1068, Vol. 8, pp. 370-388-412, contains official documents, printed by order of the House of Commons, on 29th of June 1808, and 14th May 1810 and relating to " the trade and commerce of Great Britain; the effect of the ware-housing system, &c. tables of navigation, shipping, &c. of Great

Britain for six years, ending January 1808;"-and also" Accounts of the net produce paid into the Ex chequer of the duties and customs, excise," &c. &c. &c. for the years 1804-1805-1806-1807–1808— 1809-1810. From the different pages of the Literary Panorama above cited, the following facts and observations are taken.

The advantages of commerce are reciprocal, in regard to nations as well as to individuals; and so are the disadvantages of its suspension; if A will not sell to B, B will not buy of A, and then the question arises, which will suffer the most injury by a stoppage of the accustomed trade. The answer is obvious; he who has least resources in himself. But not now to enter upon the discussion of this subject, nor to maintain the absolute independence of Britain as yet upon all foreign nations; it may be allowable to state certain facts which might have a tendency to diminish the anxiety of those who think that she is altogether dependant upon the countries which obey the mandates of Buonaparte. When the nations of the world come to wind up their commercial accounts, the enemies of Britain will infallibly discover themselves to be the losers by the present war against trade. The result to her cannot fail to be the rendering her more completely adequate to supply all her own wants; whatever be the lot and condition of other countries, in consequence of those plans which have her ruin for their professed object.

Divine Providence has blessed Britain with a fertile soil, which is now made to yield a greater abundance of produce than ever, by an improved and improving system of agriculture; her inexhaustible supply of coal enables her to keep her manufacturing machinery in motion,in spite of all the attempts of her enemies to stop it. Her internal intercourse by roads, canals and bridges, is unparalleled for facility and speed; and quite independent of the likes or dislikes

of any foreign power. Her being circled by the ocean enables her to make continual improvements in all her public affairs, without receiving any hint from a foreign ambassador that she is advancing too rapidly in wealth, population and power, to suit the views of his master. And so few are the commodities that she now receives from other countries, which her own dominions cannot supply, that Britannia with her family may be pronounced almost, if not quite, independent of all the nations on earth. The chief indispensable articles which she at present derives from foreign countries are flax, hemp, iron, timber, tar, tallow, hides, cotton, dye-woods, tea, wine, and brandy.

Flax is the parent of the great staple article of the North of Ireland-linen; and the seed necessary for the propagation of this plant has been hitherto supplied by foreign countries; originally from Holland, lately from the United States. The reason for this importation is that the flax intended to be used in manufacture is pulled before it has completely ripened its seed; at which time it is supposed to be more tender, and capable of being wrought into a finer cloth. But the Irish may either let their own crop mature its seed, and so supply their demand, or obtain flax-seed in sufficient abundance from Sicily, from Greece, from the Baltic, and from Canada.

Hemp also can be obtained in sufficient quantities from Ireland, from Canada, and from the East-Indies. The dependance of Britain upon Russia for this article has nearly, if not entirely ceased. A public Report dated in Jan. 1809, says," The culture of hemp is rapidly extending in Canada, and there is much reason to hope that in a few years we shall through this medium be rendered independent of the foreign markets. Several hundred tons were grown during the last year in the neighbourhood of Montreal, Camden, Howard on the Thames, and in ma