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Show Mr. Hurd seems to forget two important facts. H Great Britain lives by trade, and British mer- . ' ,H chants in foreign lands know they pUwayB-havB tH a fighting ship of their own country within call. H All the world knows that fact, hehco the'' half- f barbarous world has an awe of a power so tor- i fH rible and will buy British goods when they might H get a better article for less money. Then Great Britain, while sending her ships .H to every sea, has a home force greater than any I H rival power, for her rule is to have a navy doublo ( H in power that of her strongest neighbor. So while aM holding that reserve she has still ships enough j jH outside to regularly visit all the important parts H of the world, just to show that she is around and J jH keeping watch of British interests. t H |