Footnote 10: ([return]) The tribe of Dan were remarkable for the daring of their exploits in war, and not less so for their stratagems. Their great chieftain Samson, distinguished alike for strength and subtlety, might be an emblem of their qualities and history.
Footnote 11: ([return]) Gad; a tribe engaged in continual and memorable conflicts.
Footnote 12: ([return]) Naphtali and Asher inhabited the most fertile portions of Palestine.
Footnote 13: ([return]) The two tribes Ephraim and Manasseh, descended from Joseph, possessed the finest portion of the land, along both sides of the Jordan. The united tribes numbered a larger population than any of the rest. Besides Joshua, five of the twelve judges of Israel were of the united tribes. In the formation of the kingdom of Israel, an Ephraimite was the first king.
Footnote 14: ([return]) The tribe of Benjamin was conspicuous for valour. But its turbulence and ferocity wrought its fall, in the great battles recorded in Judges xix. and xx. Saul was of this fierce tribe. It was finally lost in that of Judah.
This great prophecy was delivered about three hundred years before the conquest of Palestine.
Footnote 15: ([return]) Foreign and Colonial Review, Vol. i. p. 235.
Footnote 16: ([return]) Foreign and Colonial Review, Vol. i. p. 233.
Footnote 17: ([return]) Porter's Progress of the Nation, Vol. i. p. 101.
Footnote 18: ([return]) Table showing the date and value of Exports of British Iron Manufacturers to Europe in the afore-mentioned years.
Years Northern Europe. Southern Europe. Total. 1814 £14,113,773 £12,753,816 £26,867,589 1815 11,791,692 8,764,552 20,556,544 1816 11,369,086 7,284,467 18,653,555 1817 11,408,083 9,685,491 19,093,574 1818 11,809,243 7,639,139 19,448,382 1819 9,805,397 6,896,287 16,601,684 1820 11,289,891 7,139,042 18,428,433 1833 9,313,549 5,686,949 15,000,498 1834 9,505,892 8,501,141 18,007,033 1835 10,303,316 8,161,117 18,464,433 1836 9,999,861 9,011,205 19,000,066 1837 11,097,436 7,789,126 18,187,662 1838 11,258,473 9,481,372 20,739,845 1839 11,991,236 9,376,241 21,367,477
| Years | Northern Europe. | Southern Europe. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1814 | £14,113,773 | £12,753,816 | £26,867,589 |
| 1815 | 11,791,692 | 8,764,552 | 20,556,544 |
| 1816 | 11,369,086 | 7,284,467 | 18,653,555 |
| 1817 | 11,408,083 | 9,685,491 | 19,093,574 |
| 1818 | 11,809,243 | 7,639,139 | 19,448,382 |
| 1819 | 9,805,397 | 6,896,287 | 16,601,684 |
| 1820 | 11,289,891 | 7,139,042 | 18,428,433 |
| 1833 | 9,313,549 | 5,686,949 | 15,000,498 |
| 1834 | 9,505,892 | 8,501,141 | 18,007,033 |
| 1835 | 10,303,316 | 8,161,117 | 18,464,433 |
| 1836 | 9,999,861 | 9,011,205 | 19,000,066 |
| 1837 | 11,097,436 | 7,789,126 | 18,187,662 |
| 1838 | 11,258,473 | 9,481,372 | 20,739,845 |
| 1839 | 11,991,236 | 9,376,241 | 21,367,477 |