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From July 1739, ^^ J^!y i74i* «p«tai In a L E T T E R to a F R I E N D. » - II ■ ' LONDON: printed for J. Roberts^ near the Oxford- Arms^ \i^ Warwick-Lane* Mdccxli. ■i&. / -* - /-* r f :» i iiH^iWhUi < 1 % .^ { -» '.ttif-'f 1 ( » r* j ... >■:'*■ \ ■ ' ' '' T i^M ^ -^- -—.-■-• -zr,:*.yi IS ri'lilli* » '" VlilHlHTfTnlll tV ^•,. THE - , . V.'. PROFIT and LOSS :'^ O F In the prefent War with G R EAT^ BRITAIKy &c. TH E Task you have in fuch a friendly Manner given me, could not poffibly be rcfuled by him who looks on your Friendihip as his greateft Happinels. We have often in Conyerfation ran over a A 2 State ! i State of former Wars, and made EiTays to come at the Profit one Side or the other have made by them. In fbme wc have found that the Succefs has not been anfwerable to the Juftnefs of the Cau(e. In others, we have agreed that Right has triumphed, and Oppref. (ion and Violence been fubdued ; and in others, both parties have contended, till neither had any thing to lofe. But arguing from Conle- quences is fallacious, for Accidents of a Thop- fand different Natures will iAt(^rv6ne lA the beft Caule, and ruin the beft concerted Scheme Human Nature can produce. For this Reafbn all wile Governments en- deavour to evade even a juft War^ vvhilft there remains a Probability that their jujl De- mands may be granted without it. Thus in the Cafe of the preient War. All Ijtgland knew they were Jil-us'd ; every In- dividual was exaiperated againft Spahi., and the Merchants felt the Effeds of their De^re- dat'ions. Could a Government fit ftill and hi:gli at the Calamity of the Subject? No furely, but on the other hand, neither could they, nor ougJit they, t6 fKingc the NatJ<)n precipitately into a War. Many were the Remonft'tances made to" S^a'm to redrefs the Merchants, which, with fome I I f if ifaMi [o r ^ * 1 1 I ■^•■. (ome Eur^eon Oecurrettces, prodtic'd thofe Treaties \Ve all know of, and is not itiy pre- feiit iPiyrp'ofe to fpeak on. England did not' riietely" confide in the.Faith of Treaties^- but ^vhilft file' drtius'd the World in that Manner, fhe pnidentfy took Care to add. Weight ^o her Negotiations^ fcy au^enting^ tier Forces^ send m^rining her Fleets, A Woric of this Nature was ftot to b'e done, in that eafy Man- ner fome Gentlemen imagine. The Channel, and the Ofdirtary SerV-icc was always provided for, but when a Number of Ships was com- miffioned, what were the Difficulties in man- ning them ! Out 6i the ufual Allowance of Men, for Guards and Garrifons, none could be fpar*d alproad : But before a Declaration of War, an Augment:ition was ordered, and new Regiments raisM immediately after. Would it have been prudent to have tranfported the old Corps, before the new ones were in Ibme Meafurc aifciplin*d ? . , *Tis indifferent to us, Sir, who direds the State Machine^ but let us have Minds fb un- biafs'd, as not to approve the Views of any Party, if we believe they mean not the Good of the Communitv. to Ih le I I fhall not take upon me to prove, either (what is call'd) the Court or Country Party in the right ; for as 'tis impoflible for a private Man ^fl^ (6) Man fofithely to defend the firft as he cannot know the Springs of Adion, fb 'tis impofli* ble, abjolutely to applaud the laft, except he can be certain, that Ambitiony Envy^ or Jg^ norance had no Part in thteir Sentiments. 'Tis poffiblc a Miniftcr could raifc his Character and baffle all Oppofition, were he at Liberty to tell the Publicfc what fecret Advices he had received from Time to Time, which alter'd his Scheme of Politicks, and made That right to-day, which would in the Nature of Things be wrong to-morrow : But 'tis icarcely to be conceived that any Man, much lels a prejudi- ced Perlbn, fhall raife Difficulties, and cenfure a Condud where he can have no real. Idea, of the Affair, other than what the Minifter fliall think proper to communicate, which muft al- ways happen to be but a flender Part of the whole. . . ; But Sir, Defending or Cenfuring is not my Province, it muft fuffice at prelent, that ac- cording to my Promife, I lay before you a Sketch of the Profit and Lofs of this prefcnt Wai, and enable you to judge, whether it has been conducted in that blundering Manner, tJic Writers of a Party, and every News-Paper daily fet forth. In an Attempt of this Nature, 'tis im- pollible to afcertain the Number of Prizes, or abfolutely ■M i. (7) abfolutcly to fix their real Value ; but with- out having a Regard to Politicks, we muft have Recourfe to political Arithmetick. An Account fettled by Vouchers cannot be liable to Error. The following tho' made up by fuch Authorities and Reports as I judg'd au- thentic, muft certainly be erroneous; but Er- rors on one Side may poflibly balance Errors on the other. , , . • ■ .'V !j; . '. i A \ Spain ' N 'I >f ' t'- 'II : U (8) Sfainto Great Brit a: i VQ a Sloop dl^rovidencey a Sloop of ^ofimy and a Sloop Del/. ll.; L # • ... 1 of Bomitda To a Ship of Brijiol taken by a Pri- , vateer To the Tort Merchant, Capt. Belgard To the Sarahy Capt. DartOHy carry*d to Genoa To Ships and EfFeds feizcd at Cadiz and other Ports To the Golden Fleece^ the Betty y and three others not named, from iV, carried into G?^/^ To the ^r/;/6V of Orangey Woof-Sloofy and a Pink, with the Governor of Jamaica's Horfes To three Ships with Pilchards 2300 5000 2000 1500 20C000 80CO 1300 4000 20000 3500 4000 sx # If S Carried forward 251800 -X (9) Ter Contra Cred*. 6^000 A 000 ^uly 1 73 p. \iy a French Ship with a Sfanifi Ij P^^s> taken by Admiral Haddock jocd By a large Settee, taken by the Greyhound Man of War By a Ship with Wine taken by Com- modore Clayton By a Sliip of 200 Tiins, with war- like Stores from Genoa to Volechta icooo By two Ships laden with Ammunition and three Barks with valuable Effeds 4060 By a Privateer of 20 Guns funk by Capt. Laws on the Jamaica Sta- tion By the Noftra Senior a del Comma of 100 Tuns feized by the Elthaf??^ Lord Attgujius Fit^roy By a Ship with 700 Barrels of Gun- powder, 1 0000 Arms and Brais Cannon, taken by Admiral Had-- dock By a Ship with 1500 Barrels of Gun- powder, taken by Capt. Compon in the Oxford By a rich Ship taken by the Seahorfe By a Gmrda Cojla^ taken by a St Kns Privateer . B Carr'icd foy-'ard 45?, 00 qoo 600 1 1 000 3000 4000 400 "■^^w iif ft m i I; :M ( 10 ) 1 i^^/« to Great Britain Dr. /. 251800 1 Brought forward To three Ships from Honduras 5000 To a Ship with Provifions from Cork , 1 for Gibraltar 2500 1 To the Friendjbif of Southampton 2000 \ To the ^w/^/i^ 3000 To the Joanna of Briftol with Provi- fions 1500 To a 5'ctf/c^ Ship, Capt. Buncle 600 # To the 6jftf«r Minifter with Fifh 800 u To a rich Ship not named 3000 1 To the Sarah and Eliazbeth Pink 1000 To the ^^^9^ 1000 To the Bethtilia and the ^. George 4000 ■1 To the William Snow 1000 To the ^^j//)/ o^Tool, and the r^/«(?/> 3000 .1 To the Sufannah from Ireland^ and the 6Z;//0' from Hamburg 4000 To the Spingfield 1500 To a Ship with Herrings carried into 6/1;//^ Vccchia 1000 M I • I M J. Carried forward 216'jqo w ^ •i {" ) Ter Contra Cr. /. Brought forward 45300 War declared OBoher \% 17351. By Spanijb Ships leized in Port 1 8000 By the St Jofefh^ taken by Admiral Haddock 1 00000 By 23 Chefts of Silver taken out of a Genoeje Ship by Capt. Arnbroje 6oco By a Ship of 250 Tuns, and 14 Guns, with Cocoa and valuable EfFeds, taken by Admiral Haddock 40000 By a Regiiler Ship taken by Admiral Haddock^ faidto have 1 00000 pieces of Eight 60000 By two Sloops and a Catch taken by Commodore Brown on the Ja- ma'tca Station 800 By a Ship taken the North-fide of Cnba^ and laid to be rich 2000 3yTort Tlata plundered by a Rhode- Ijland Privateer 80000 By a Sloop taken by the Sbeernefs 400 By a Ship taken ofFof C*«^^ by the Drake Sloop 5000 By 27 Chefts of Silver, each contain- ing 4000 Pieces of Eight, taken out of a Genoefe Ship 20000 By a Scooncr taken near StAuguftine with Flower and Money 4000 Qfrr/cd forzi'iird 3 8 1 joo \t Spain to Great Britain Dr. /. Brought forward 1 86700 To the Harrifony Capt. HobfoUy from Virginia 4000 To the Vigilancey Capt. JF/' o^ Li'verfool^ Capt. C^«- ;/tf;/, and the Madeira Merchant Capt. Tarker 4000 ■ii Carried forward 3 26 1 oo t. '; ( 13 ) "Per Contra <^C /. Brought forward 381500 By a rich Ship taken by xh'^Tartar 3000 By a Ship with Salt 500 By the Havana Packet Boat 300 By a rich Ship taken near Jamaica 5000 By a Ship with 1 00000 Pieces of Eight, and Cloathing for the Garri- Ibn of St. jdugufiine^ taken by the Diamond^ Capt. Knowles 70000 By an Ao'tjo taken by Admiral Had' dock 300 By three Ships carried into Carolma 2000 By a Brig, with Gun-powder, Iron, and Stores, from Cadiz^ 1000 By the Forts at Torto Bella demo- lilhed The Iron Cafile Gloria Cajlle St Jeronimo Fort 40 £rafs Cannon I o Brafs Field Pieces 4 Brafs Mortars 1 8 Brafs Patararoes. 80 Iron Cannon z Ships of 2oGans A vaft Quantity of Am- munition, and One Snow. 4000 Befides the Ranfom, the whole va- lued here at By a Ship with Indigo, Cocoa, and a large Quantity of Money, car-* ried into Barbadoes By two Ships cut out of St Jago^ near Cafe Verd I 00000 1 0000 6000 Carried for-jL'ard 575)600 V-\ m if \\ € I ( 14) ^a'ln to Great Entain. Brought forward 326100 To the Hannah and Elizabeth^ Capt. /^//^ for Briftol aooo To the Hannahy Capt. Deering for Brijlol 1500 To two Tortugal Ships with Englijb Goods 6000 To a London Ship, and one of North America^ not named 4000 To the Richmond^ Capt. Sberweli from Gibraltar to London, 3000 1*0 the y^/-'/.', capt. Rowland from Falmouth to to/Z> Carolina 2000 To the Adventure^ capt. IVatk'msy from Leghorn to Dublin- 3000 To the Clelandy capt. Dawes^ from Oporto to Chefter 2 500 To the 5///?/^, capt. Howard^ from Chejier for London 4000 To the Dorothy^ capt. i?^y? from Portland for D//^//;/ ijoo To the Barbadoes Packet, capt. Dawfc on 1000 Carried forward 356600 I .■"^a .J^OO ^er Contra Cr. /. 2000 5000 1000 Soo Brought forward sy ^600 By a Ship with 6000 Pieces of Eight, and valuable Goods, taken by a Bermuda Privateer By two rich Ships taken by Capt. IVkkham of Newport in New^ "Eml^nd. By a Xebeque taken by the Garland By a Privateer taken, and one funk by the Iffwkh By the 'Pr'tncejfa Man of War, 68 Guns and 7ooMen,takenby Capt. Main^ Capt. Durell^ and Lord Auguftus hitzroy By a Sloop with Sugar, taken by Capt. Frke of South Carolina By 4 large Ships taken by the Ruby By a Canoe with 20000 Pieces of Eight, and a rich Ship taken by the Virgin ^tecn Privateer, Capt. Hall By two Ships taken by Capt, Baynard of B oft on. By a Sloop taken by a Sloop of Charkfto'oun By a Privateer of ?/ 7'i(^'^/>, the G^(?^- ^<2p^, capt. Seager from Tktla^' delfhia^ and the (/«/(>', capt. /7««- tery from Tftersburgh^ all for Li j- To ihcMargarety capt. T^iy/^r, from Nc-jjfoundland for Portugal To the llluftrious Tair of Brijlol^ capt. Wildey To the Margaret of Waterford To the Trojferity, capt. Lawfon, cut cut of (S^f/?^ 6h/^ in Barbary To the Clement^ capt. Kittery from Newfoundland for ? ^6/ To a Schooner, capt. Nesbit To the St Anthony Sloop Dr. /. 434000 3500 2^00 7000 2000 3000 1500 J 000 1^00 800 1 000 Carried forward 45800© ii i ( 21 ) ^cr Contra 3500 2^00 7000 2000 3000 1500 J 000 1^00 80Q 1 000 m Brought forward ^6^100 taken by a Jamaica Privateer, Capt. Wiljord* 3000 By a Sloop of 1 20 Tons, taken by the Roehucky Capt. Crawjurd. 1000 By a Privateer taken by a Merchant- man, C2iipt, Spawfortk 400 By a Boat, (Lug-lailJ faid to be a French Filher, 25 Tons, and 40 Men, taken by the Fox, , 30 Py a Privateer of i o Guns, with an Englt/h Ship in tow, taken by the Garland. 400 By a rich Ship, taken by Capt. Grif* jithy of Rhode^IJland, 5000 By a Regifter Ship, faid to be worth 30000 /. taken by a New-Jork Pri- vateer, Capt. Woolford, 20000 By 2 Ships taken by the Saltajh Sloop, 2000 By the St Jofefh Privateer, taken by the Nevjcajtle, ' 400 By 2 fmall Privateers drove on Shore at Nantz^ by the Dolphin and New* cajile. ' doo By a Ship with 350 Barrels of Pow- der, 300 Small-arms, and 300 Pieces of Eight, taken by a Pcttyauger of Jamaicay Capt. Ford. 1500 Carried for "sffard 1 003 450 i 11 I i'ii . S^ain to Cr^^j/ Britain Brought forward To the FranctSy capt. 67^r;6 from St. iir//f for Londoft To the Tlymouthy capt. 0//w, from Newfoundland for Tortngat- To the iVf^r)', capt. Rajfttcr^ from fVaterford for Oporto To the thomasy capt. from tSt'^/- /<^;/<^, for Morla/x To a Sloop, capt. TtfdeUy from 7^;- w^/c^ for 5tf/tf» To — ^—capt. Trw//, carried to H^- To the Unioity capt. «Sl(9/f, with iP//- chards To the MHchely capt. Lunfefyy from Barbadoes for Guernfey To the capt. 5/^^/ from London for Gainsborough To the Thomas y capt. Murray To the Sufflyy capt. 7i^/«, from Cbr>§ to Gibraltar Dr. /. 458000 3000 1500 2000 2000 1500 1500 1500 3000 Soo 4000 2500 Carried forward 48 1 300 ( aj ) Ter Contra Brought forward 1003450 By a Ship of 300 Tons, with 6 Six- Pounders, richly laden with Oil and Wine, taken by the Teggy Priva- teer, of St Kitts, By a Privateer of i o Guns, taken by the Bonetta Sloop. By a Settee, of 70 Men, taken by the S]fy Sloop. By 1 Sloops deftroycd by Capt. Ben-' nety oijamaka. By a Privateer of St J ago de Ctiba^ of 18 Guns, taken hyi\)G Sheernefi^ Capt. Stafletotu By a rich Ship, taken by the Boyde Privateer, Capt. Coult^ faid to be of 1 0000/. value. r . . By a Guarda Cofta with valuable Goods, taken by Capt. Bofeawen, By a Privateer, taken by the Lively, By a Ship taken by a Man of War not nam*d, and carried into G/-t br altar. r ... • ;, ,•. ... By the Nofira Si^niora del Charo Privateer, taken by the Dolj^hitty Capt. Uoiilhorn, ' By a Launch, taken by the B.ofe. By a Ship with 50 Tons of Powder, . taken by the Ann 'Frhateer. jooo 400 360 600 JOO ioco 3000 400 500 500 50 I coo Carried forward 1020700 1 1 m Sfain to Great Britam /. Brought forward 481300 To the Lancafh/re Witch Sloop x^o the Mary Snow capt. Beft from South Carolina for London To the Boulter^ capt. Walton^ from Carolina for London To the y^^;?, capt. Blomart^ from Briftol for Leghorn To the little yt. Benafny. jooo By a Ships, taken by the St -^«- r ^r^'ic Privateer, of Rhod^^lflandy Capt. Daii'tdfon. 1200 By a large Ship, with Supply for the Garrifon atu/rr^^«^, takenin the ' '^ Windward PalTage, by Caipt.HaUj in the Virgin ^ueen Privateer. 2000 By a Tender to the Ferrol Squadron with Gun-powder. ^00 By 3 Dutch Ihips kden with Cordage, and Pro vifion, for Cl^rr^^^^^, taken by a Ne'-^'-TorkYt'wzx.tzx, 300P By a Privateer, drove on fliorc near Si J ago deCttba^ by the SquirreL 400 D _: ,,,-vv.^ Carried forward IOS4900 f r ^""n^. 1 ft «f ■V.i . ».. k . , 1, (16) Spam to Gr^iif Britain Dr. /. ' \v Brought forward 3 1 5900 To zTinmouth Sloops C3iipt. Davis 800 To capti, /?^A/A/, Capt. Mitchely from F^A wc///^ for Portugal, ; ; . ; : To the , Capt. Bucky from Swan^ zcj'y for Oporto, " ~ ',•■'• To the Dtfi;^, (Guinea-man) Capt Z^^, for Li', of Dubliny Capt. Barney for Antigua, To the Thomifitey Capt. Richards^ .^ from New-England y for //«//. acoo 3000 lOCp loobo Sooo » > (Joco 3000 . ijoo f. AS Carried forward 355200 Dr. /. 515900 800 : 1000 1500 - V.I , 2C00 •.' i 5000 , lOCp' f " ' 1 0000 : SooO . ' 'i . : !. .' 6qcq ■ * *. 3000 '■ '■ *. '. -^ ijoo . ^ "' IJOO 555200 ( ^7 ) Ter Contra • - • Brought forward By a Brigantine taken by the Tilbury, By a Swede^ a French^ and a i)»/fA Ihip, with naval Stom, taken by the Deal-caftUy Czpt.Weft. By the Jupiter, of 250 Tons, and i5 Guns, with large Iron Cannon^ Powder, and Bar-Iron, f-^ken by the Sea-horfe, By a fiiip with Wine for CadiZy ta- ken by the Eagle Privateer, Capt. Dumarefque, By a Ihip with Stores, Ammunition, and 20000 Dollars, taken by the Squirrel, Capt. fVarren, By a Privateer of 20 Guns, funk by Capt. G'Viymiy in the Trincefs Au^ gujia. By a Dutch fhip with 8000 Pieces of Eight, taken by Capt. Hobfon, By 2 Settees, and a fhip of 16 Guns, with a valuable Cargo, taken by the DurJJey. By a large ihip taken off Seniille, by Capt. Dumarefque, By a Privateer taken by 2 Tetiders, near HaiJre. By a Privateer of 10 Guns, taken by the Kingftott, Capt. Norris, Cr. /. 1054^00 800 4000 2000 1000 8000 1200 1500 3000 2000 200 400 Carried forward i orj^f^x^ II li % II « I '• V (»8.) ., ; Sfam to Great Britain Dr, ..... ;L ^ ...•■,.. ^' ^ ' ^ ' . VV : ^ brought forward SSS^^O to the TVwV, Capt. Buckley^ from. Londm^ fox G'thrakar. • 2500 To ^c 'Priftiillay d^pt. Gilkfty from Lherpff/^toth^ JV^Ji-JtidieSn 4060 To 2 Ships. taken by the Giir;:^ Squa^ clron. - 3000 To the DeJirCy frpm Italy^ to BrtftoL 3500 To the .7 ' -% * . " • rr ' * » • • r • 3:.\V,vVj f;i I ^ . A" .^-[K } 4, I i • i .. ..-.♦• ■■ • ■' ■^ f •-'.} i. i . A.uV. A i. '' .. • ■•: K,y....i^.- * * I •r::::-.;; J.. .'.I 1 . C V N- . ," . , * i \ - . 5 t •( : 11 . « » ■• > • ^ ■ ^ ■ • ^ . ■ ■ jdi74oo b6ooo ft .'♦, , " « SJOO 1 ■•. -,1; 3J0O 1 7400 (33 )' T^r Contra L Brought forward 1 601300 700 Barrels of Flower, Cocoa, Gold and Silver Lace for 'Car^ tagena^ taken by the Squirrel Capt. iVarren 4000 By a Fr^«c^Ship of 500 Tons with Flower, Iron, and Naval Stores 2000 By a Ship with Salt 500 By a French Ship, with Naval Stores taken by the Bonetta Sloop 700 By a new Xebeque taken by the Aid" borough 300 By a Ship laden with Barley taken by the Dragon 600 By two fmall rrivateers taken by the Galloper Tender 400 By 40 Pieces of Cannon taken out of a French Ship by Capt. ^awlet 2000 By 30 Pieces of Cannon taken out of a French Ship by the Vernon Priva- teer, Capt. Jvilfis 1500 By the Bijcaya Privateer of 1 2 Guns taken by thcRij^ert^ C^pt»Am&rofe 600 By a ftout Ship of 24 Guns taken by the Sunderland 1000 By a Dutch Fly-boat of 300 Tons from Torto Bella with Cocoa i joo By a large Ship taken by a Rhode^ Ij/anaPtiyztccTy C^kptCollingwood loop E , 1617400 7^ ir ft t 111 (34) Thus, Sir, it appears, that ^ve are indebted to Sfa'm 1005400 /. and I appeal to every im- partial Gentleman, who will examine the Cal- ciiLitics, if I have not greatly kj[Jen*d the Gain of the Eiiglifi\ and encreafed that of Spain, "••' ....;;••. •• n This is a large Sum for two Years, but, \ hive rca(bn to believe, is far fliort of the real Ga'm^ efpecially if we could include the vaft Profit that Commodore j^n\^on has by this time probably made, and the great Advantage of our ifefi-Indta Trade, which I am well informed is more extenfive than ever, as 'tis dangerous for other Nations to trade there; add to thefe the Hopes and ExpedVations from Sir John Norrls. ^ , • •• . ^ T^> It may not be improper to fubjoin a few Rcmarlvs on the foregoing Account. The Sea between Cafe Si F'inccnt^ and Cape liHejier is i ao Leagues, and between the Ifle of ujbent and Ca^^c Ortegall almoft as much, ib that 'tis not lo pradicablc to let Ships of a proper Force ply there, on a Cruize, as is ge- nerally imagined ) for in a hard Gale at N. or N. \Y. or W. they muft be obliged to put in- to ibme Port of ^Portugal ^ trance or t}pa'w^ whih'l the li'ialler Ships of the Enemy may go from, and rkitireto theirovvn Ports with Safety. As w ;,?, few uapA Ifle of a , or in- ifety. ( 35 ) As the Trade of Efiglattd i$ laxge and cx- tcnfivCjWC have at leaft fifteen Ships employed in Europe for one of Sfa'm ; our Privateers therefore cannot have the fame Encouragement to follow them, as they h^ve to purfue us. It has been thought, that not one third of our Ships would have been taken, had they w:?ited for proper Convoy, butmany have ad- vanced the Inllirance, and proceeded on thcic Voyages fingly, in order to come to a better Market for theij* Commodities \ io that Ships taken thus circumftanccd, ought not to be car-; ried to the Debit of c^/i/^. " The Valuation of Captures from S^a'm is vaftly leflened from the common Reports of News-Papers, which are very apt to mag- nify our Loffes, but not our Captures. The following Inftances of moderated Computa- tions, will fhcw, that the Damage by the Wai: XoSj^a'Wy might have been raifcd much higher. Ships taken P. jy. One by Capt. Lujlnugton p. ig. by Capt. /Ixon 19. hy Cti^I. Cunningham 21. by Cnp.t. Woolford 23. by Capt. Coult 25. by a ^r<7/?^/Vrf Privateer 15000 31. hy ih^ Defiance Reported Value, Rated })ere. 35000 20000 20000 8000 20000 lOOOO 30000 1 0000 15000 20000 5000 6000 50000 25000 111 thefe few Articles E2 125000 66000 59000 66000 Our As t ! ( 3<5 ) Our Wejf'lndia Pri\ atcers have taken ample Satisfadion for paft Injuries, as SpaWj in that Part of the World, gives them a large Field, *Tis not impoffible but fomc Ships have been taken by confent, in order to defraud the Inliirers, I Submit it, if many of our Ships have not been infured by Foreigners. On a Review of the foregoing Account, it appears that we have taken from Sfaitty from July ly^^, to July 1741. 7 Men of War 6 Galleons 31 Privateers 127 Ships Bcfides the Forts and Caftles, of Torto Bella Chagra^ and Cartagena^ entirely dcmolilhed j and, that they have taken from us 154 Ships. And, *tis remarkable, wc have not loft one King's Sh/J>, nor above one or two Priva-* tccrs. Undoubtedly many Gentlemen cojld make out a more exad Lift, eipecially the In/it- rcrs 4) J implc 1 that ield. have fraud e not ant, it ftom '> Bella ilhed ; )ft one Priva- i maJce rcrs -m (i7) rers o^ England and Holland^ tho* /bme ima- gine they have contributed to the Reports of our great Lofles, in order to raifc the Price of Infurance \ but till a better Lift is made, this may ferve to fliew the Malice of domeftic Enemies, fpiritcd up into Fadlion, who, re- gardlefs of Truth, or even the leaft Shadow of it, have rcprefented the Lofs to be almoft all on our Side. By their Fruit ye /hall kno'-Ji' them, Witnels the many Abfurdities, Fal- fities, vile Innuendoes, ^c» that are daily rc- taird and greedily fvvallowed by the ignorant ; the Inventeis of which, I am convinced, are aduated by no other Motive than to diftrefi the Government y and render us lefs formidable to our Enemies, by making us a divided Teople. Let us look back to our News-Paper and Weekly Trafts, and we ihall be aftonifhcd, when we fee printed the Subftance of ima- ginary Orders and InftruCiions to Admirals and Ambafladors, which they never heard of. Do we not read Debates at the Trivy Coun-' cily which we know could not be communi- cated ? Have we not heard the Lye given to the JVinds ? And have they not taken upon them to dired their Blafts ? Have they not endeavoured to raile a Mutiny in the Fleets, by laying- the Trovijions were mtfotmdy and that the ''Towder 'was weaker than the Ene* my*s i Have they not abufed a brave and ho- neft i 1= I ■ '' I ^i t ( 38 > iieft Adniiral, by faying he Jlept in the iV/^- d'tterranemj and wajB quite ufeltf^, tho' the Lisbomndi, Italian Merchants, ahid the Ttir-. ky CofKf0;iy,^ think .quit^ othervyilc ? H^vc they not fent out or retardcfl fleets of all Natibn;5.at their WiU and Plcafure ? and have they iot built and formed Argumehts from thefe FalfijQods to ccnfui'c and abufe \^^ioj!s th:.: never were or could be a[^::u.^ ■^•-^ I Charity will make us wiHi for their R'cpenr tance, but {{ they arc harden'd in their Crimes, no Punifijmcnt is fufficient* May every true Erhon think with Jufiicc, Humanity and Impartiality on our prefcnt Situation, and the'n he will be convinced that every Adion was intended, conduced and exe- cuted with as much Care for the pMc^' Utt" Iffy as human Prudence could direct ; he will then refleftjthat if there has been any Delay or ieeming Error committed by the Government in the Conduct of this juft War, it is highly probable, it proceeded from the wife Con fider- ation, that the Peace and Safety of the Nation, required to be guarded from farct Enemies^ prior to innoying our declared Foes. I am, ..I < 1 (_• \ SIR, Tour vjojl humble Scrvauty ■ i i^. I .J, .. . t J'.'; :■' KoNESTUS. Il th\ % the Me- tho' the he Tur» I 'of all id hivc ts from R'cpenr Crinics, furiice, 3relcnt A that id exc- I will :lay or iment lighly fsder- atfon, t^9) ,•- \. \-\ va»L ADVERT 1 8 E M EN T. IT may not be ffn^roj^er to tnforfn the 'R.ea* de>\ that the foregoing Jccounts -ivere lol- leEtcd^ and theRemarks writt'efi'^ at agryat Dtflance from London, and fhtt hy Sea to the Terfon Sarged iz^ith the Tuilication of them ; they in ay for that Reafon be lefs complect and txaif, , After the Sheets iuere frhited off, Jo79?i? Cofu ^^oerfation happening on this Sttbjed amsng 'Per^ fans acquainted with Commercial and J^la-val • Affairs, it was agreed, that fe'Vcral bf tlje ■fShip taken by the Spaniards are rr.ted below ''the Vaiiie, but that of others thj EJiiT^atitfn is too -high. One Article in particular was unarumouJJy adjudged to be exlf : -vagaptly en- hanced • ii is that of -he Britilh MrAaiits :.. Effecfs [eized in Spaia tipon the Dec i.' ration V ofP/ar, the Value ff iz:hkh is Jet do-^f at ,f 100,000 1. "J^h-^rcas a Gentleman pnf cut 'u.ottld J infitre all the Lofs that there could be on that 1 Account at Sooo 1. ^ It IV as ohferved too, that foire Ships are rcfrsfcnlcd in this IJfi to be taken by ihe Spa- niards, (as the l.ancaihirc Witch, aljo a Ship for Gir.ralrar, and another for Gainsborough) whkh'-jucre reported to he taken, but cavie af^ terwards fafeto Tort. Other Ships are en- teredy »»*< ( 40 > tered as takeUy the Names tmknoivUy and the Value computed^ which Shifts are mentioned afterwards by their Names^ and the Value fet down again in the Account, As there does not therefore affear any partiality inflating thefe Accounts, this At- tempt of Honc&Ms to make a Balance of our Trofit and Lofsy tho* deficient, or errmfe^ ous, in (omc refpc6f, for want of i tt^ Opportunities of Knowledge, ought to he re- ceroed with Candour, However that f hall he, the Editor thinks himfelf obliged to promife, that if any Gentleman or Mercha?it will be pleafed to fend to the Tublifher of this Pamph- let any 7tew Accounts or Amendment of thefe, theyfhallbe confidered and publijhed, eitmr in a fe!:ond Edition, or afecond ^Part, ¥% I FINIS. . KRRATA inthePrefs, Pdg. 2, Lint 7. for Carraccas read Canaries* JP. 26. /. iq. tor London read Lisbon. P. S, /. 22. for Jcmaica read Barbadccs* "f*;- 7/, and the mentioned the Value Pfear any r, this At- ncc ofonr or errmie" of i,. tt^ to he n-- itjhallbe, ? from'tje^ it will he 'sPamfh- tofthefe, ■d^ either irt. US,