Excerpt from A Commercial View, and Geographical Sketch, of the Brasils in South America, and of the Island of Madeira: Being a Description of the Portuguese Colonies, Islands, Cities, Chief Towns, Harbours, Rivers, &C., &C., , Together With Their Climate, Soil, and Produce, Trade, Religion, Manners, Customs, &C, From 'hence it appears that our introduction to South America, by means of the Portuguese, is a measure repugnant to this country with events of the highest consequence, euents which must entend our trade and manufactories, multiply our ship ping, and secure' that wealth and prosperity with which we were so recently threatened to be denied. London, Liverpool, and Bristol, must shortly experience the renovating effects of the Brasilian commerce.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.