The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-12-22

;psrl Of all kinds, with mott forts OF furniture,
lv;,h vaa variety of tools and inltrumeats tor
their icvc,al occupations, which Of courie gives
buiincis and bread to our artihcers and 'nanafac
turcrs. The directing and collecting OF theie
em,loys merchants, factors. and their iervants.
| All the trades which are connected with build
ing, rigging, and iupplyins materials OF every
Il kind for !hips, aAd fitting out ieaman, are IA
ldeb,ed TO the fame caules for their iuofitenee'
The freight allc, both our and AZ home, IS
En,atter OF great -oniequsnec amounting ef1en
TO as much, 6 e metines more, than In vaiue OF
ne. goods. The ,ioyiGons, and othei neceiiariea'
1 oT,rr.ed by the ieanirn If sneie long voyage
viii = any more articles which would be tedious
/ = a''Snlerase, concur to promste ard to reward
amoa every ipecies Of indufry ex.rciied amongit
us. All This aries chiefly from the difference OF
foil and climate, and from the remoteneis OF our
| plantations. And that theie are not tailaclous
lluggeaions, or plauGble conjeetures, the RTE OF
our cufoms, the improvement of our lands, the
number of our ihips, and the gradual increaie OF
our fleets. are testimonies thar leave us not
lhadow of doubt but, on the contrary, demon
rate clearly that this representation is, in all ref
poets, founded on truth.
Theie, though iignal and filming advantages,
a, plainly conducting to the increaiing our riches
land arenctb. are far. very far, from being all
the benefits chat have reiulted, and continue to
Irefult, from cur ict:lemenis. BY the returns
they make US for goods every kind that we lend
them, we are enabled, after furniihing our home
|confumption, to manufacture and export I'M.
|menie quantities of their produce TO other coun-
tries which is further addition TO our COM
MERGE, and fweils not little the profit that arr
les from If. We ikewife receive from them ma
nv thino. which we formerly purchafed from O.
der nations AT their own price, and which were
frequently BROUGHT 10 us in their own bottoms J;
neither. in fomc cafes. were thelcthe oreatea in
corven;ences Their inexhauaible hiheries are
ALTO preonant with innumerable benefits. The
NUMBER Of our fub;es1s in thefe parts has been.
and NAV be. increaled without danger. by PERI
mitt;no fore;on nrofeItants 70 ieftlc ii them !.
from whoEe hin and lalyo,,r new improvements.
NAV. w;rb yreas rrobab;lify. be expcffed 20.
ariie Wb.S con6aerablv advances the value q
tbeCe and narv raore zdvanfasoes ,haf nicht BE-
enumer,,ed i fhsf fhsvs are nat only fold and
nrrm,nert bur helo,,ss exria5iy~lv 20 CrestA Rr;-
tain and ofwb;ch. while We rerain onrfreed1l5,1
anil naval ,,o,u.r ,,,- ,,r,,,r -, be i1euriyea
AmoroH .nv otLer arr;ce,7 Thar f. H. s,rs,.
d,cs oe Oar colon;s. and 1rnf ffaus henfas Into
o,hs. 800. IS ~. .,,osiJ -. sY,oIs.rraD gsoar
Rio Cotton &c 70 = GREAT value. which. be-
inc she return Of our o1e Goods -naanufac-
,,ss. are cl.,r os;n 70 ,b;s MARION and 70 this.
;. r,oe IS tSsr, srs eSnorrrd n our ewn bottom.
-. ara :, IA ~. erc;gh, I;kew;(c which il verv
co,6drrabIe Moo of ,hefc goods. before
-. III y,ian.,.;or. rs our own. we bouoht
ron coreInrsrs a. VIEW hioh nr;oe, As tor In
aanec RTsGI Sno,r a. Il and 81. hy the hnnd.
red Tobacco frcn, =, 70 S.. a pound. INDIGO.
Of which we now recr;ve much. and are like 10
receive much more from our own colonies. we
ali nurcbaC. f-or, ,hs Erench and SpaniAds TO