... which sent their 4000 ships to and fro upon its crystal waters; where are the ports of Tyre and Sidon of the Phoenicians that ruled the world, of Car... ...ry port of the Mediterranean. Thus, we find early mention of, Tarshish, and of ports in Spain, a country which they seem to have partially settled. Mo... ...that a very large number of ships sailed constantly to and from India and the, ports of the Mediterranean. By Strabo we also learn that King Menelaus,... ...y of the fact that there was a profitable maritime commerce carried on between ports of the Mediterranean and India, and that the Red and Mediterranea... ...t; occasional samples of him may be seen on the sailing vessels drawn into our ports by the puffing, bustling, hurrying tugs, the hackmen of the ocean... ...rmented a strong and nourishing intoxicant, while the meat of the nut is their staple article of food. All these uses they taught to the Spaniards, wh...

...r the money value of her exports to Germany being increased, while her im- ports remain the same, money will flow into England from 21 John Stuart Mi... ...taxing our ex- 22 Essays on Some Unsettled Questions of Political Economy ports, we might not only gain nothing from the foreigner, the tax being pai... ...ctive systems, so as to create an immediate increase of demand for our ex- ports at the present prices. It is true that exports and imports must, in t... ... it is not to receive any return, its exports must annually exceed its im- ports by the amount of the payments which it is bound so to make. In order ... ...5 John Stuart Mill The steps of the process are these. The exports and im- ports being in equilibrium, suppose a treaty to be concluded, by which the ... ...tons, woollens, and iron of England; while wines, brandies, and silks, the staple articles of France, are less likely to come into general demand here...