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CHAPTER diture of this country is principally paid by its cottons,
^^^' woollens, sugars, and hardware ; the foreign expenditure
of France by its wine, silk, and colonial produce; of
Russia by its hemp, flax, and tallow; of Sweden by its
iron, timber, and naval stores ; of Prussia by its linen,
grain, and spirits ; of Ireland by its linen and salted pro¬
visions ; and of every other country by the means, of
v/hich its surplus wealth is more particularly composed.