The Virginia Gazette

We hear from Copenhagen, That the College of Trade and Oeconomy, vigorously pursue their Design of establishing all Sorts of Manufactures there, and of saving the Expence of Foreign Commodities. Besides the Prohibition of Foreign Velvets, a new Ordinance is come out, dated the 25th of September, which strictly forbids the Importation of all Serges and Shalloons, those Stuffs being now tolerably well made, in Denmark. It seems as if they intended by Degrees, to prohibit the Wear of every Thing brought from abroad, even of the Chinese Silks, (which are at present expresly allow'd) as soon as the Workmen settled in the Danish Dominions, are able to supply those Commodities. Altho' there be little Likelihood of their bringing their Products to the Perfection and Cheapness requisite for Foreign Sale, yet they may probably go so far in Time, as to furnish their own Country with all that is necessary in Apparel.

Happy would it be for England the Importation of Foreign Silks, Stuffs, and other Commodities were prohibited, and we obliged to wear our own Manufactures, which would make Trade flourish, and not so many Shops Shut up; and if the Importation of Fiddlers, and Singers, were prohibited, in all Probability Tradesmen would be better paid, and the Italians, &c. would not have it in their Power to expose our Follies abroad, as they have done in many Instances of late.