 | Arthur Young - 1772 - 572 strani
...in my poor opinion, THERE is NOTHING MORE PREJUDICIAL, AND IN PROSPECT MORE DANGEROUS TO ANY OTHER KINGDOM, THAN THE INCREASE OF SHIPPING IN HER COLONIES, PLANTATIONS, OR PROVINCES*." * Sir Jofiah Child's Difcourfe en Tradt, p, 225. &c. This latter opinion is of very great and material... | |
 | Henry Mann - 1896 - 350 strani
...virtue and industry, he frankly avows his full sympathy with the restrictive system, and adds that "there is nothing more prejudicial and in prospect...increase of shipping in her colonies, plantations and provinces. " It is no wonder that John Adams said that he never read these authors without being... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 904 strani
...comparably so qualified for the breeding of seamen, not only by reason of the natural industry of that people, but principally by reason of their cod and...shipping in her colonies, plantations, or provinces" Sir Josiah Child was alarmed too much, probably, at what really was in his own time, but still saw... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - 1816 - 458 strani
...comparably so qualified for the breeding of seamen, not only by reason of the natural industry of thai people, but principally by reason of their cod and...shipping in her Colonies, Plantations, or Provinces." by smuggling or some other way, the payment of it was generally evaded. In consequence of the statements... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1819 - 574 strani
...breeding of seamen, not only " by reason of the natural industry of that people, but princi" pally by reason of their cod and mackerel fisheries; and...increase of shipping in her colonies, plantations, or pro" vinces," &c.— Clup. 10. Illustrations of the spirit testified in these extracts PART i. from... | |
 | Jedidiah Morse - 1824 - 524 strani
...comparably so qualified for the breeding of seamen, not only by reason of the natural industry ol that people, but principally by reason of their cod and...shipping in her colonies, plantations, or provinces/ &c — Chap. 10. " Illustrations of the spirit testified in these extracts from Child, may be collected... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - 1828 - 544 strani
...and mackerel fisheries." And this assertion is accompanied, with an expression of his opinion, that " there is nothing more prejudicial, and in prospect,...increase of shipping in her colonies, plantations and provinces." The views of Dr. Davenant, on this subject, were in accordance with those of Sir Josiah... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1829 - 494 strani
...comparably so qualified for the breeding of seamen, not only by reason of the natural industry of that people, but principally by reason of their cod and...increase of shipping in her colonies, plantations, and provinees." By another writer of still more influence and celebrity, Dr. Davenant, the idea of... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - 1835 - 628 strani
...industry of that people, but, principally, by reason of their cod and mackerel fisheries ; and in my opinion, there is nothing more prejudicial, and in...shipping in her colonies, plantations, or provinces." By the colonial Custom House books, kept at Boston by " the Inspector General of the imports and exports... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1835 - 568 strani
...nothing," says Sir Josiah Child (1670,) " more prejudicial, and in prospect more dangerous, to any kingdom, than the increase of shipping in her colonies, plantations, or provinces." Upon this principle our mother country acted, and by this she drove into independence her unwilling... | |
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Of all the American plantations, his Majesty has none so apt for the building of shipping as New England ; nor none comparably so qualified for the breeding of seamen, not only by reason of the natural industry of that people, but, principally, by reason... 
