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Page 191
... debt , and the loss of her ultrama- rine dominions lessened her expenses . Her colonies had , in- deed , put themselves into the hands of the English ; but the property of her subjects had been preserved by capitulations , and a way ...
... debt , and the loss of her ultrama- rine dominions lessened her expenses . Her colonies had , in- deed , put themselves into the hands of the English ; but the property of her subjects had been preserved by capitulations , and a way ...
Page 192
... debt . If her troops are cut to pieces , they will by her policy ( and a wonderful policy it is ) be improved , and will be supplied with much better men . If the war is carried on in the colonies , he tells them that the loss of her ...
... debt . If her troops are cut to pieces , they will by her policy ( and a wonderful policy it is ) be improved , and will be supplied with much better men . If the war is carried on in the colonies , he tells them that the loss of her ...
Page 197
... debts contracted in the few years we held them . The property , therefore , of their whole produce was ours ; not only during the war , but even for more than a year after the peace . The author , I hope , will not again venture upon so ...
... debts contracted in the few years we held them . The property , therefore , of their whole produce was ours ; not only during the war , but even for more than a year after the peace . The author , I hope , will not again venture upon so ...
Page 202
... debt will go hand in hand ; and , lastly , that the more money you want , the harder it will be to get it ; and that the scarcity of the commodity will enhance the price . Who ever doubted the truth , or the insignificance , of these ...
... debt will go hand in hand ; and , lastly , that the more money you want , the harder it will be to get it ; and that the scarcity of the commodity will enhance the price . Who ever doubted the truth , or the insignificance , of these ...
Page 207
... debt . Guadaloupe or Martinico alone would have giver us material aid ; much in the way of duties , much in the way of trade and navigation . A good ministry would have considered how a renewal of the Assiento might have been obtained ...
... debt . Guadaloupe or Martinico alone would have giver us material aid ; much in the way of duties , much in the way of trade and navigation . A good ministry would have considered how a renewal of the Assiento might have been obtained ...
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