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than suficed TO feed her popu!atioh--sh had
no Manufactures, no Commerce. This lynx
eyed man encouraged and promoted Agricul-
by every means in his power. He introduced
Manufactures, of various kinds, which he sup
ported with the most sedulous care, and they
have now arrived at such growth, that Prus-
sia exports large quantities of Agricultural pro-
duce and of those articles she formerly yimported,
and possesses respectable foreign Commerce.


Germany may now be considered an agricu-
tural, manufacturing and commercial country;
and though manufactures were not tlourishing
till towards the end of the last century, yet
she now exports large quantities of various
sorts, and is yearly increasing them, both in
quantity and quality.


The whole Of Italay, is, with the exception of
few of its provinces, most wretchedly cultlva-
ted, and the inhabitants sunk into state Of
wretchedncss and ignorance, scarcely parallel
led, and possessing scarcely any kinds of manu-
factures, with little foreign commerce, while
the soil and climate is proverbal for being one
of the finest in the world.


France is greatly agricultural, manufacturing
and commercial. Her manufactures have in
creased an hundred fold within few years, and
her commerce has been equally advanced in
proportion. She is the great rival OF England
Tin manufactures, and will at no distant day,
enter into competition with her, in every market


of the world.


Spain was formerly, before the discovery of


America, greatly manufacturing, as well as agri.


cultural, but both these precious blessings were


neglected, and perhaps despised for the mines


of the new word and now Spain from being


one of the richest, is one of the poorest nations


in Europe; though possessing in appearance


large foreign commerce, but with a wretchet


state Of agriculture; and manufacturers have


fled to other lands of industry.


Portugal likewise was fast becoming manu-


featuring nation in an evil hour she sacrificed


these, to the policy of England and for the las


century she has been scarcely better than de
pendence on that polite island and her cult
vation is so wretched, that she imports large
quantities of bread stutis to support scant.
} population.


, England, with soil by no means fertile, ant
: with an Indifferent humid climate, has by he
, enterprise, her industry, and especially by he
unrivalled skill in manufactures, become one Q
I the most powerful, while she is undoubtedlJ
the wealthest nation in the world. The eS
E ports of her manufactures have increased he
j. foreign commerce to degree, hardly to b
credited, and she is daily adding to it by intro
y ducng new articles of manufactures, while sh
: stands unrivaled as an agricultural natlon.-
d Well might Gibbon exclaim, while contrastin
: the situation of London iQ his day, with that I
e imperial Rome, the tormefmlstress OF the wori'
"such are thy blessings, Oh Commerce,
i, Such are thy rewards, Oh! Industry"
IS VIATOR.
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