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Foreign News
May 2, 1751
The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
Anticipation in London that Parliament will investigate the decline of the African Trade next session, exploring management issues at home and abroad, with expected measures to protect Britain's commerce vital to American plantations amid rivalry from France and Spain.
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LONDON,
It is apprehended the great Affair of the African Trade will once more fall under the Cognizance of Parliament next Session, when a strict Inquiry will be made into the Manner in which it has been managed at Home and Abroad many Years past, and what have been the genuine Causes of its extraordinary Declension from what it formerly was (towards which, new and great Lights it is believed will be furnished) and in Consequence of this Inquiry, it is not doubted that proper Measures will be discovered and pursued for preserving this Nation's Commerce, to which she has so good a Right, and that is allowed to be of so high Consequence to the Welfare of our American Plantations, more especially, since not the French only, but the Spaniards, have their Eyes more than ever upon that necessary Branch of Traffick to them as well as us, which ought to excite the more Caution, because whatever Mistakes we commit, will not only prove detrimental to us, but beneficial to them, who are in many Respects our Rivals in Commerce.
It is apprehended the great Affair of the African Trade will once more fall under the Cognizance of Parliament next Session, when a strict Inquiry will be made into the Manner in which it has been managed at Home and Abroad many Years past, and what have been the genuine Causes of its extraordinary Declension from what it formerly was (towards which, new and great Lights it is believed will be furnished) and in Consequence of this Inquiry, it is not doubted that proper Measures will be discovered and pursued for preserving this Nation's Commerce, to which she has so good a Right, and that is allowed to be of so high Consequence to the Welfare of our American Plantations, more especially, since not the French only, but the Spaniards, have their Eyes more than ever upon that necessary Branch of Traffick to them as well as us, which ought to excite the more Caution, because whatever Mistakes we commit, will not only prove detrimental to us, but beneficial to them, who are in many Respects our Rivals in Commerce.
What sub-type of article is it?
Trade Or Commerce
Economic
Colonial Affairs
What keywords are associated?
African Trade
Parliament Inquiry
Trade Decline
American Plantations
French Rivals
Spanish Rivals
British Commerce
Where did it happen?
Africa
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Africa
Event Details
Apprehension that the African Trade will be investigated by Parliament next session regarding its management at home and abroad, causes of its decline, with expected measures to preserve Britain's commerce important to American plantations, amid increased interest from French and Spanish rivals.