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Excerpt from Communications With India, China, &C: Observations on the Practicability and Utility of Opening a Communication Between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, by a Ship Canal, Through the Isthmus of Suez Mediterranean and Levant, or indeed any where nearer to the proposed communication than the ports of Great Britain, would gain more in proportion. Holland, next to Great Britain, would, from the extent of her trade with the East, have a direct interest in the accomplishment of the proposed enterprise. Her com merce would be improved, and her political connection with her extensive colonies of Java, &c would be much strength ened by it. France would derive most important benefits. It would create almost a new commerce for her, in which, through her ports in the Mediterranean, she would have the advantage over us in importing direct, the raw silks, indigo &c of India, of which, she requires such large quantities for the use of her manufactories, while the shorter route which would be opened to India, &c would give a stimulons to her exports. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.