Project Gutenberg 2022-11-14 Public domain in the USA. 123 Vaughan, Robert Carney, Thomas 43037832 Considerations on the present peace, as far as it is relative to the colonies, and the African trade $aUnited Kingdom :$bW Bristow,$c1763. John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Considerations on the Present Peace, as far as it is relative to the colonies, and the African trade" is a historical account written in the mid-18th century. The text critically examines the impact of British colonial policies on trade, particularly focusing on the African slave trade and its implications for the prosperity of British colonies. The book appears to be a persuasive appeal for reform in trade practices, aiming to secure the interests of British planters and merchants in the context of post-war negotiations. The opening of the work initiates a discussion on the recently concluded peace negotiations and the perceived shortcomings in the terms that were established. The editors, who boldly claim no authorship but rather a commitment to public service, articulate their concerns regarding the management of the African trade and the high costs associated with acquiring slaves, which they argue has been detrimental to colonial agriculture. They emphasize the urgency of legislative action to rectify the situation and advocate for the protection of British commercial interests against rival nations, particularly the French, in managing trade routes and fortifications in Africa to ensure a steady supply of slaves to the colonies, thereby sustaining their economies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220327172515listed 1763 GB Reading ease score: 41.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Slave trade -- Africa -- Early works to 1800 Great Britain -- Colonies -- Commerce -- Early works to 1800 HT Text Category: History - American Category: History - British Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 185416 2025-06-27T10:41:48.235158 text/html 159904 2024-10-19T01:56:23 text/html 270048 2025-06-27T10:41:52.574183 application/epub+zip 271665 2025-06-27T10:41:49.639131 application/epub+zip 166610 2025-06-27T10:41:48.866141 application/epub+zip 504016 2025-06-27T10:41:54.829163 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481169 2025-06-27T10:41:52.037252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154790 2025-06-27T10:41:47.888157 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 134516 2024-10-19T01:56:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16062 2025-06-27T10:41:54.966126 application/rdf+xml 13861 2025-06-27T10:41:49.069133 image/jpeg 2504 2025-06-27T10:41:48.967152 image/jpeg 462374 2025-06-27T10:41:48.286138 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog