Republican Herald

ENGLISH WARS.-Of 127 years, terminating in 1815, England spent 65 in war, and 62 in peace. The war of 1688, after lasting nine years, and raising our expenditure in that period 36 millions was ended by the treaty of Ryswick in 1697.- Then came the war of the Spanish succession which began in 1702, concluded in 1713, and absorbed 62 1-2 millions of our money. Next was the Spanish war of 1739, settled for all at Aix-la-Chapelle, in 1748, after costing us nearly 51 millions. Then came the 7 years war of 1756, which terminated with the treaty of Paris in 1763, in the course of which we spent 112 millions. The next was the American war of 1775, which lasted eight years; our national expenditure in this time was 136 millions. The French Revolutionary war began in 1793, lasted nine years, and exhibited an expenditure of 464 millions! The war against Bonaparte began in 1803, and ended in 1815. During those twelve years, we spent 1159 millions! 771 of which were raised by taxes, 388 by loans. In the revolutionary war we borrowed 201 millions; in the American, 104 millions; in the seven years war, 60 millions; in the Spanish war of 1739, 29 millions; in the war of the Spanish succession, 32 1-2 millions; in the war of 1688, 20 millions; total borrowed in the seven wars, during 65 years, about 834 millions. In the same time we raised by taxes 1499 millions; thus forming a total expenditure of 2023 millions!

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