The amount of the Commerce of 1798, is ftated above according to the official value; but the REAL value as given in and paid for, on account of convoy, by the Merchants, is as follows:

£.

Imports, 46,963,230

Exports, 48,000,056

Commerce of 1798, 94,963,286

The benefit of this unparalleled Commerce, and the participation of all its happy effects upon National Opulence, Agriculture, and Manufactures, are now open to Ireland by Union.

THE END.

6

A

LETTER

TO THE

ELECTORS OF IRELAND,

ON THE

PROJECTED MEASURE

OF AN

UNION.

WITH SOME

FRIENDLY HINTS

TO THE

BOROUGH PATRONS

OF

IRELAND.

BY A FREEHOLDER.

The dawn is overcaft, the morning lowers,
And heavily in clouds brings on the day,

The important day, big with the fate of Çato and of Rome.

ADDISON'S CATO.

-DUBLIN:

PRINTED FOR J. MOORE, NO. 45, COLLEGE-GREEN..

1799.

TO THE

PEOPLE OF IRELAND.

IF

F ever there was a measure in the contemplation of Government, which importunately and awfully called for your collected wisdom, energy and virtue, to prevent its adoption, indifputably an Union is that critical and momentous fubject for Ireland-which is, in its afpect, an object fo terrific and menacing, as fhould appal the hardieft, and rouse the most languid. Was it a matter of inferior confideration, or trivial regard, I should not, at present, engage your minds with any political difcuffion, but patiently wait the period, till the storms of war were paft, and feasons of ferenity had foon in their turn fucceeded.

But delay muft now be attended with the moft fatal confequences and direful effects, unless the sense of the country is explicitly declared, previoufly to the meeting of Parliament, it cannot then properly be attempted. Any popular deliberation, during their fitting, would be confidered an invasion of their rights-an open and direct attempt to dictate to the Legislature, and overawe Parliament. Be affured, fhould you not promptly exprefs your fentiments on this awful occafion, and inftruct your reprefentatives on this great and important fubject, you will not have it hereafter in your power to do fo, with any effect. While you hefitate, the moment is past, your filence will naturally be conftrued into affentyour non-exertion into acquiefcence. It will fairly be faid no petition, no remonftrance, no declaration has appeared against the meafure, therefore the popular wish is by no means hoftile to either the difcuffion or adoption of it. See on what a precipice you ftand, and how awful the crifis! But, my friends, you will be told the terms will be liberal, the outlines great and extenfive, and

* The members of the county of Dublin, have begged to receive the inftruction of their conftituents on this point.