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Introduction

' 6 Table IV

IV. Table IV I style Spanish Revenue and

Expenditure Table n

o.

1819. In this you may, in the first place, see the

particulars of the revenue of that year, as translated in

our Morning chronicle of the 12th. of August 1820, from such documents of yours as

had, at that time, come to hand.

(Translator! make the requisite corrections.)

In the next place, comes the expenditure of

that same year. But, of this, all that the document exhibits, is the sum total.

(Translator! Add particulars if obtainable)

Meantime, for the purpose of the present argument, the sum total is quite sufficient: nor would incorrectness, to

the utmost probable extent, suffice to render it otherwise. The expenditure more than

double the receipt, and, for the four preceding years, the same proportion kept up -

a state of the finances such as this will hardly be regarded us being together

suitable to any such purpose as that of making distant conquests: no, nor so much as

to the keeping up, on the most peaceable footing, the means of Government, though it

were confined to the Peninsula (a)

Note (a)

As to the proportion thus expressed, how it can, for any such length

of time, have had existence, is more than I can figure to myself: I give it as I find

it. Upon the face of it, what is stated is a self-contradiction in terms. By money,

to the amount in question borrowed, possibility might have

been given to it. But, by the extreme difficulty that, but t'other day, attended the

borrowing of Reals vellon 200,000,000, pounds sterling about 2,000,000, it seems to

me sufficiently evident, that no loans to any such amounts if to any amounts, can, in

the interval in question, have had place.

Non-payment of money due on the score of official pay - non-payment of money due for goods ordered and received -

if, under the head of expenditure, non-payment, in both or

either of these forms, was meant to be included - and, to the extent in question,

expenditure and such non-payment, one or other or both, had place, - on this

supposition, indeed, howsoever incorrect in the expression, the statement is correct

in substance. Still the difficulty remains how it is, that under such circumstances,

the

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    IV. Table IV I style Spanish Revenue and Expenditure Table A

    o

    1819. In this you may in the first place see the

    particulars the revenue of that year,as translated in our Morning Chronicle of the

    12 th of August 1820 from such documents of yours as had at

    that time come to hand.

    Note (a)

    (a) Should there be any errors in this statement, any translator

    of this my address to you is requested to make the requisite corrections.

    In the next place comes the expenditure of that same year. But of this all that the

    document exhibits is the sum total:

    Note (b)

    (b) If, when a translation comes to be made the particulars have

    been made public, they will of course be added.

    Meantimes, for the purpose of the present argument the sum total is quite

    sufficient: it would err nor would incorrectness brought to

    the utmost probable extent suffice to render it otherwise. The expenditure more than

    double the receipt, and for the four preceding years the same proportion kept up - a

    state of the finances such as they will hardly be regarded as being altogether

    suitable, to any such purpose as that of making distant conquests: no, nor so much as

    to the keeping up on the most peaceable footing, the means of government though it

    were confined to the peninsula.

    Note (c)

    As to the proportion thus expressed how it can for any such length of time have had

    existence is more than I can figure to myself: I give it as I find it. Upon the face

    of it what is stated is a contradiction in terms. By money, to the amounts in

    question borrowed, possibility might have been given to it.

    But by the extreme difficulty that but t'other day attended the borrowing of Reals

    vellon 200,000,000, pounds sterling about 2,000,000, it seems to me sufficiently

    evident, that no loans to any such amount if to any amount can in the interval in

    question have had place.
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    Non-payment of money due on the score of official pay

    Non-payment of money due for goods ordered and received -

    if under the head of expenditure, nonpayment on both or either of these forms was

    meant to be included - and, to the extent in question, expenditure and such

    non-payment one or other or both had place, - on this supposition indeed howsoever

    incorrect in the expression the statement is correct in substance. Still the

    difficulty remains, how it is that under such circumstances members of the official

    establishment would have continued alive, and how it is that the possession of goods

    should not rather have destroyed than furnished them:
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    '.6. Tables shewing the frounds of these opinions, with preliminary explanations.

    To render your conception of the matter the more particular and vivid, I proceed to

    submitt to you consideration a quantity of financial matter digested into four

    Tables.

    Of the three first of them the matter is taken wholly from Townsend, with the

    exception of the article of recent date in Table II: inserted for the purpose of

    comparison. In the three Tables taken together, which seem to have been the grounds

    of the opinions you have just been seeing, will lie before you: the fourth Table, is

    the whole of it of the freshest date.

    I Table I I style for shortness the Conjunct Revenue Table. In this you may see the

    whole Revenue received in Spain confronted with the whole Revenue received by the

    Spanish Government in America, at 7 or 8 different periods from 1722 to 1819 both

    inclusive.

    Of the word America as employed in the original Table the

    import was, I take for granted coextensive with that of Ultramaria in your

    Constitutional Code.

    II Table II I style for shotness the American Revenue.

    In this Table you may see the particulars as stated at one period (1786) of that

    Revenue, the aggregate amounts of which, taken at different periods constitute an

    half of the matter of the preceding Table.

    III. Table III I style for shortness Spanish Expenditure Table A o

    1778, you may see, in considerable detail the particulars of that years expenditure

    of the Spanish Government, for and during that year, in Spain and every where else

    with the exception of Ultramaria.