&rai>e an& iftanufartutCB of tl)c Jpromnre, 1705.

LORD CORNBURY TO SEC. HODGES.

[ Lend. Doc. XVI. ]

Tlie Trade of this Province consists chiefly in flower and biskett which is sent to the Islands in theWest Indians, in return they bring Rum , Sugar, Molasses, and some times pieces of Eight and Cocoaand Logwood; to Europe Our people send Skins of all sorts, Whale Oyle and Bone, which are theonly Commodity this Country sends to Europe , of its own produce as yet, but if they were encouraged, the people of this Province would be able to supply England with all manner of Naval Stores,Ditch, Tarr, Rosine, Turpentine , Flax Hemp Masts and Timber of all Kinds and Sizes, and very goodin their Kinds. . • • • • ‘ ‘ ,, , ' ,, . ,

When I said on the other side that if the people were encouraged they would be able to supplyEngland with all manner of Naval Stores, I mean (by encouraged) if they had a certain sure marefor their produce; for as the Case now stands, they aply their land to Com of all «hV but ch eflyWheat, because they have a certain Market for that in the Islands , but d theyHemp and flax in England, they would greedily fall to the plantmg of hemp^^if Swant Commoditys, to make returns to England for the goods they a e rom . * want

°f their lands were imployed to those uses, their Corn would fetch a e ei m upon

°f wherewithall to make returns for England, sets mens witts at wor M an ia^ Trade which I am sure will hurt England in a little time; for I am well miormed, that upo gIsland and Connecticut , they are setting up a Woollen Manufacture, and mysemacie upon Long Island that any man may wear. Now it they begin to m ce erge, i ^ ^ pro _make Course Cloth, and then fine; we have as good fullers earth and tobacco pip f Jud

v lnce, as any in the world ; how farr this will be for the service of England I subrn ^

ments ; but however I hope I may be pardoned, if I declare my opinion to e, ia u ’

which are but twigs belonging to the Main Tree (England) ought to be kept en y P P

f ^servient to England, anl that can never be if they are. suffered to goe on ^

have, that as they are Englishmen, soe they may set up the same manu ac themS clves, not

““ ***, lbr th6 consequence will be .ha. if once .her-“ "’iery^ly comfortably but handsomely too, without the help of England, t y

of submitting to Go^ei, would soon thin* of putting in nt T. oflrie ,Ms

Wbourd in their breasts This will not seem strange when you consider what sort of people thisCountry is inhabited by.