. A Defence of the Dutch, against the imputations of fraud, cruelty, and perfidiousness [microform] : shewing how Dutch industry may become profitable to Great Britain in the herring fishery; and this kingdom restored to a prosperous condition, by good oeconomy, and a more spirited policy, particularly with regard to the encroachments of France, and the untractableness of Spain : to which is added, A supplement, relative to the settlement of Nova Scotia. Fisheries; Fisheries; Land settlement; Pêches; Pêches; Colonisation intérieure. (35) of which it is the Capital, arc able to muftcr forty
. A Defence of the Dutch, against the imputations of fraud, cruelty, and perfidiousness [microform] : shewing how Dutch industry may become profitable to Great Britain in the herring fishery; and this kingdom restored to a prosperous condition, by good oeconomy, and a more spirited policy, particularly with regard to the encroachments of France, and the untractableness of Spain : to which is added, A supplement, relative to the settlement of Nova Scotia. Fisheries; Fisheries; Land settlement; Pêches; Pêches; Colonisation intérieure. (35) of which it is the Capital, arc able to muftcr forty Thoufand fighting Men j Half of which Number would render our new Colony im- pregnable, and Bojion itfelf (land as fecure from Invasion, by the Interpofition of a Barrier fo populous and invincible. But after all thefe hopeful Beginnings, if this great and beneficial Enterprize fliould be fuf- pended, by the Menaces or golden Promifes of a certain crafty Power j or if it fhould be negledted for Want of Money, withheld to fquandcr another Way : If (I fay) this Colony fliould at length prove a mere Baby of State, highly favoured and fondled in the Cradle for ii young Patriot's Amufemenr, but afterwards forfaken and expofed, as Carolina was former- ly ; then may vvc fay, withjujfl Caufe of La- mentation, that this Kingdom is fallen indeed below the Envy of its meaneft Neighbours, /â ,'â !â Pf FINIS. i"><i. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London : Printed for R. Spavan . ..
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