The history of America, : from its discovery by Columbus to the conclusion of the late war: With an appendix, containing an account of the rise and progress of the present unhappy contest between Great Britain and her colonies. . e fo much,and fo long defired North-Weft Paflage, or fhew us that all expedation of fucha paflage was in , and the attempt impradicable. Such are the obvious advantages that would refult to Great Britain, from lay-ing open the trade to this northern quarter of her American dominions. But,,even in its prtfent fituation, this trade is highly beneficial. Though not
The history of America, : from its discovery by Columbus to the conclusion of the late war: With an appendix, containing an account of the rise and progress of the present unhappy contest between Great Britain and her colonies. . e fo much,and fo long defired North-Weft Paflage, or fhew us that all expedation of fucha paflage was in , and the attempt impradicable. Such are the obvious advantages that would refult to Great Britain, from lay-ing open the trade to this northern quarter of her American dominions. But,,even in its prtfent fituation, this trade is highly beneficial. Though not fo ex-tenfive as it might be, it is by no means inconfiderable: its ftaple enters largelyinto our manufa(5ture-s and carries nothing but our manufactures from us to pro-cure it -, and the fpirited competition of our Canada merchants, it is to be hopedwill either induce the Hudfons Bay company to deviate from thofe narrowprinciples, on which they have hitherto condudted their commerce, or the parlia-ment to lay it open to the more adive and enterprifing part of the nation, whilethe drones are left to feed upon that honey which is already collcCled for them bythe induftry of other?, at the expence of the community. C H A THE H I 5 i O R Y OF AMERICA. 267 C II A P. V. The Sil??>it cf New Yorlf^ New Jerey, rt^ja Penfvv3ni?, itiV/^ an Account of ihe Prc^refs ofthofe Cooniei, ikeir Trade, ond tie f the Piofle. A. D. 16. a. THE fame Henry Hudfon who conducted the Englifl-i into the celebrated CHAP. that bears his name, alio gave his name to one of the fined rivers inNorth Ajiierica, and is laid to have lold to the Dutch the neighbouring territory,which he protended to have purchafcd from the natives. Though Hudfon ap-pears ro have been then in the Dutch icrvice *, his right to make Iuch a convey-ance may well be qutflioncd, as that coaft had been traverfed by Englifh navioa-tors, though not exa6tly vifited, and grants had been made by the iovereigns ciEnglanii, to
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