When this necessity commences, France makes war on ruinous terms, and England, from her individual wealth, will find much greater facilities in supplying her exigencies.
"Spain derives great wealth from her mines, but it is not so great as is generally imagined.

Of late years the profit to government is essentially diminished.

Commerce and industry are the best mines of a nation; both which are wanted by her.

I am told her treasury is far from being so well filled as we have flattered ourselves.

She is also much divided on the propriety of the war.