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9  certain that we can do without it. Egypt produces fineſt, but Ireland may grow much greater  than at preſent, and we may be ſupplied with it many countries. Tallow. Formerly we took from Ruſſia, this is now become an article of  importance to that country; in some provinces  kill oxen merely to boil their meat to get out all  tallow. The higher the Iriſh ſell their tallow, the they can afford to ſell their beef. Oil of our might, in many inſtances, be ſubſtituted for, and oil may be converted into a ſubſtance as  as tallow. We take 12 or 15,000 tons, and it is free. Other nations together take about one of this quantity. Ravenducts. We take 80,000, worth about 100,000l. Sterling (at preſent more.) Drillings, thirteen thouſand pieces. Diaper, 5000l. ſterling. Broad and narrow linen, for 5500l. ſterling. Flems linen, 80,000 or 90,000l, about 40,000 pieces. Foreign nations, a quantity much less conſiderable. The prohibition of articles would be very encouraging to our own manufactures. Deals. We take for about 200,000l. forty years ago we took none from Ruſſia. Other articles are of very little importance. The importation into Ruſſia of Britiſh manufactures, which all pay enormous duties in their ports, are become, by numerous prohibitions, very trifling, ſo that the balance in favour of Ruſſia, and againſt this country, two millions ſterling. CHAP. III.

Account of the Battle off Copenhagen.

HE beginning of this year exhibited Britain ſurrounded with enemies. With none of the maritime kingdoms of Europe, but paſſive Portugal, could ſhe hold intercourſe.—France, Spain, Holland, Ruſſia, Sweden and Denmark, prepared to aſſail her, and counted on her deſtruction. The approach