Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-06-10

From saimons Present vrsai..- LONDON. I7Ss
Nor do the vginans [ssys Colonel Beverley in 1921
apply themselves 10 build merchant ships though several
built by others in their country Their only foreign
trade worth mentioning that TO England, and thatindeed
very great aud very profitable England but
themselves the merchants beating down the OF their
tobacco to little nothing.
They had also trade to the Leewsrd Islands, WHITTIER
they lumber corn. and provisions Tor which they took
rum, sugar. and moasses in return; but New England N
York. aud Carolina, have In manner beaten them out OF
branch Of business
All SORTS Of produced here, but hcse and
thousand other anagcs, which the country naturally
affords Colonel the inhabitants make Of
they naval daily enrich the English, who
send hhcr build ships while they. instead OF promoting
such undertaking. among themselves discourage them.
BY reason unfortunate method OF the settlement
and Of concentration they cannot make beneficial
Of their Fi1I. Hemp, SIX, Silk Grsss, and Wool,
which otherwise supply their necessities. Thus they
depend ether upon the beray OF nature without
desvorng . improve its gifts by art or industry.
As the roads, there are nowhere BETTER the country
being part level and ragged deep
ways iusomuch that it common Thing TO ride forty
fifty miles in the afternoon. This audes to the ide
ter country. the part OF Virginia then seitled.l
When the frufulncss OF Virginia known, and the
dangers inciden, infant settlement were over, people
good went ihther with their fami
lies either improve their estates, To avoid persecution
home. And particularly IN the time OF the rebellion,
several good Cavalier families retired thher. rs those OF
the other did upon the OF King Charles the
Second. But Virginia had but few OF tho Inter- having
d ngaished herself her loyalty in adherng to the Roy
family after all other people had submitted o the nsurpa
Ion The Roundheads for the part, therefore went
10 New England.
European Settlements in America i7SI
From the Virgnians take every article Tor convent
encs which they use; their own manufacture
does be mentioned The planters havs no
prospect lettering their condition. and they the
less able endure they live IN general uxuriousy and
the u Of their fortunes Therefore any failure in
the sale Of their goods tobacco brings them heavily in
debt th, merchants in London, who get mortgages
their estates which consumed 10 the bone with the
canker of eight per usury But however the plan
complain OF the tobacco trade the REVENGE hoor-
ishcs by il, for il draws f3O0 year from this
article and the exported tobacco the tar greater
fits which the English merchant, brings almost
great sum annually into the kingdom.
Prom the British Empite n America" London. i713.
Tobacco the staple commodity OF the country Virgil
nia bene ca the planter aud natural TO the soil The
Of this province consists generally in that article
which is brought such perfection to command lasgc
traffic, only in England, but in all parts al the
world. Immense the sums acquired by the tobacco
trade, DO n the Colony and the mother country The
whole trade in Of the profitable OF all
the BRITISH commerce, employs about 300 sail OF ships
year. and generally brings in between f300O0O and
f400 200 the Royal annuSly VI this eommo
dity 5000 hogsheads have been exported annually.
Besides the advantage that aeerues To the national
stock poraon OF tobacco from England should
be considered how beneficial trade is by the prodigous
number hands employs sand families il maintains,
well in Great Britain Virginia. Great quantities OF
exported from the mother country To the Co
long, whose merchants and planters tobacco. cattle
provisions West India islands, from whence they
| bring IN exchange, molasses, sugar and rum.
The country is certainly capable OF large improvements
by the timber trade and its appurenances PITCH tar and
rosin. They might also manufacture flax, hemp cotton
and silk but their of prevents them from
receiving many advantages by the fertility OF the SOIL
From Jedersons Note. IN Virginia.
Before the present R-volutionary war exported
(eommu5us annis lone year with another according
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