Star.
London, England, 1813-03-06 00:00:00

MANUFACTURES.

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The value of manufactures of silk, wool, metal,
glass, porcelain, &c. is stated at 1,300,000,000. Be-
sides these, it is observed, under the head New In-
dustry—that a most important revolution is pre-
paring, which must change all the commercial rAa-
tions existing since the discovery of the Indies; these
are manufactures to supply the place of sugar, indigo,
and cochineal, the value of which products stated
at 65,000,000, making in the whole 6,396,600,000.
But these substances are tint yet all manufactured so
as to be fit for use ; the corn is not made into bread,
stuffs are not manufactured into clothing, by which
the definitive value of all these vidues will be aug-

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The Exportations of France in 1912 are stated to
have amounted to SS:1,000.090i The imPoTteti"ll
not including 93,000,000 of specie, to 257,000,000.
The excess of the exportation was 126.000,000. This
bahutce in 17.148, most favourable ancient period, wag
only 75,000,000. If we seek to discover the cause
of the increase of our manufactures, and of our cope
tinental commerce, we shall find it in the regulations
of. watchful and enlightened Administration, inch.
sandy occupied in encouraging our manufactures
and every bird of industry, guarding by prohibitions
our frontiers, and preventing every kind of rivalry;
simple and uniform laws prevent discussions, and
render transactions certain and easy ;—commera
every where finds the same liberty, the same protec-
tion. Convenient roads, numerous canals, facilitate
and abridge conveyance from Spain to Holland, ,
and to Hamburgh, the largest carriages can freely
pass :—Amsterilam and Mar,seilles communicate to-
gether by the canals of St. Quentin and of the Ctn.
ire : the navigation of the rivers is brought to per.
fection, and is maintained by daily lablurs.
. England has, by her Orders in Council, denation-
alized all flags. From' that time there wete nu longer
neutrals, no longer regular maritime commumcations.
This period might have been critical ; England re.
lied upon it ; but the vigilance, the ability, the en-
ergy of our Government, have made it an epoch of
amelioration ; and it is since 1806 that out industry
has made the greatest progress. But it will attain
the highest degree of prosperity, whtM, under a Go-
vernment such as ours, with all the riches cf our soil,
all the activity of our manufactures, we shall oar-
selves enjoy that peace which is called for by the
wishes of the world—that honourable and secure
peace which shall restore to human industry all its
developement.
It is to the territorial situation which has been hut
described that we owe the state of our finances, the
enjoyment of the best money system in Europe; the
absence of all.paper money; a debt reduced to what
it ought to be, to supply the wants of all capitalists.
It is this situation, Gentlemen, which enables us to
support, at once, a Maritime War and two Continen.
tal Wars—to have 900,000 men constantly under
arms—to maintain 100,000 sailors—to keep 100
ships of the line, and as many frigates, complete or
building—and to expend every year from 120 to 160
millions in public works. •