...a remnant of the antient piracy — though it may be accidentally beneficial to particular perfons, is far from being profitable to all engaged in it, or to the nation that authorifes it. In the beginning of a war feme rich (hips are furprized and taken. This encourages the...

...continue and be lafting. .••]'•','! • The practice of robbing merchants on the high feasr-ra remnant of the ancient piracy — though it may be accidentally beneficial to particular perjonsrJ8 far, from being profitable to all engaged in it, or^o-the nation that authorifes it. In...

...encouragements to war is taken away ; and peace, therefore, more likely to continue, and be lasting. " The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas...engaged in it, or to the nation that authorizes it. In the beginning of a war, some rich ships, not upon their guard, are surprised and taken. This encourages...

...of t\\t Aj'r'ican slave-trade, excited, of course, no small ally beneficial to particular parsons, is far from being profitable to all engaged in it, or to the nation that authorizes it. Piraterie, as the French call it, or privateering, is the universal bent of the English nation, at...

...encouragements to war is taken away ; and peace therefore more likely to continue and be lasting;. The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas,...profitable to all engaged in it, or to the nation that authorises it. In the beginning of a war some rich ships are surprised and taken. This encourages the...

...remnant of ancient piracy — though it may be accidentally beneficial to particular per-oiis, is f-ir from be?ing profitable to all engaged in it, or to the nation that authorises it. In the beginning of a \va , some rich ships are swrpiised and taken.' I :is entourages...

...the encouragements to war is taken away ; and peace therefore more likely to continue and be lasting. The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas,...profitable to all engaged in it, or to the nation that authorises it. In the beginning of a war same rich ships are surpised and taken. This encourages the...

...the encouragements to war is taken away ; and peace therefore more likely to continue and be lasting. The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas,...profitable to all engaged in it, or to the nation that authorises it. In the beginning of a war some rich ships are surpised and taken. This encourages the...

...think our readers must acknowledge the force of Dr. Franklin's analogous reasoning about privateers. ' The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas,...engaged in it, or to the nation that authorizes it. In the beginning of a war some rich ships not upon their guard are surprised and taken. This encourages...

...peace therefore more likely to be lasting." " The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas— o remnant of the ancient piracy — though it may be...profitable, to all engaged in it, or to the nation which authorises it." • , The foregoing " Observations on war*' were written by Dr. Franklin. In...