Trade is reviving in America to a very great degree –and such is the appearance of things that in a very few years, we may expect to see as firm an union of mercantile interests, betwixt this country and the United States, as ever subsisted. It is in vain to instil prejudices against Great Britain, …
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in America to his friend in Greenock . “No doubt, Sir, you have been expecting this some time a remittance in money for your goods; but as part of them is still on hand, I could not properly answer you in cash or bills ; however, if you …
The American Congress having declared it to be the interest of the United States to encourage agriculture, by the cultivation of large plantations, and to purchase their merchandize from Europe, have in consequence considerably lowered the duties on such merchandize. They have also resolved to sell four or five millions of acres of land, instead …
The MERCHANTS trading to North America, Prior to the year 1776, ARE desired to meet in the Merchants Hall, on Friday the 18th December, at 12 o’clock noon, on business of importance. Glasgow, 12 Dec. 1789. Citation: Glasgow Advertiser (Glasgow, United Kingdom), 14 December 1789, available at the Scissors and Paste Database, http://www.scissorsandpaste.net/35.
Extract of a letter. The population of Canada, in 1760, was reckoned at 62,000 souls, whilst her exports had never exceeded two millions of livres tournois (about 90,000l) The imports must have greatly exceeded the exports ; but not even a conjecture of the differences can be formed. The present population of the Canadas may …
The ship Nestor, belonging to Glasgow, seized several months ago by the officers of his Majesty’s customs at this port, for not being provided with a register according to Act of Parliament, was condemned at a Court of Vice Admiralty held in Spanish Town on Friday, last week. She was sold for 1500L.” Citation: Glasgow …
Our latest accounts from the West Indies say, that no supply from the islands, either of wheat or flour, can possibly be obtained from the American states in consequence of the great bounties given by his Most Christian Majesty on these articles. Our charity, therefore, if we have any of these articles to spare, must …
Extract of a letter from Quebec, June 6. “We are dreadfully alarmed at present on account of the great scarcity of flour throughout the province. Common flour sold this morning in the market at six dollars, per cwt. bran from 7s. 6d. to 6s. oats 3s. per bushel, and pease 20d. per bushel. There has …
Extract of a letter from a Gentleman in Bermuda tohis friend in Norfolk, Virginia, dated April 2. “By Captain Gilbert, the bearer of this you will learn our distress for want of provi – sions: There has not been in the whole island one bushel of corn for sale for 16 days past. Capt. George, …
THE following extract from a late publication, entitled, ” A State of the present Government of the Province of Quebec,” will give the public some idea of the Canada Bill, which has been so much talked of an procrastinated so long, and at present pending in Parliament. The work we understand to be the production …