A Philosophical and Political History of the Settlements and Trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies, Том 6A. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1788 |
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Стр. 359 - ... to bestow a reward on every man who has introduced into the colony any new art, or contributed to the improvement of any one already known, to give a pension to every daily workman, who...
Стр. 508 - The fldns were brought thither on canoes made of the bark of trees in the month of June. The number of Indians who reforted to that place increafed, as the fame of the French fpread further. The account of the reception they had met with, the fight of the things they had- received in exchange for their goods.every thing contributed to increafetheconcourfe.
Стр. 80 - ... opprefled, the merchant-men. On this account, Fort Royal was an improper place to become the centre of trade, which was therefore turned to St.
Стр. 379 - Iprang from this mixture, were called black Caribs. They have preferved more of the primitive colour of their fathers, than of the lighter hue of their mothers. The red Caribs are of a low ftature ; the black Caribs tall and ftout ; and this doubly favage race .ipeak with a vehemence that feems to rciembJe anger.
Стр. 80 - Anchorage ; and is the place deftined for the fhips and warehoufes. The other part of the town ftands upon a low hill : it is called the Fort, from a fmall fortification that was built there in 1665, to check the...
Стр. 70 - ... mountains, but chiefly from the first, issue many springs that water the island. These waters, which flow in gentle streams, are changed into torrents on the slightest storm. Their quality partakes of the nature of the soil they pass through : in some places, they are excellent, in others, so b:n I that the inhabitants are obliged to drink the water they have collected in the rainy seasons.
Стр. 86 - The productions of the Grenades, St. Vincent, and Dominica, which were now become Britifh dominions, could no longer be brought into their harbours ; and a new regulation of the mother country, which forbad her holding any intercourfe with Guadalupe, left her no hopes from that quarter.
Стр. 364 - Some, traders furnished the inhabitants with staves and utensils to erect sugar plantations. An open account was established between the two colonies. Grenada was clearing its debts gradually by its rich produce; and the balance was on the point of being closed, when the war...
Стр. 103 - The protection of thofe intrepid pirates brought to that iflanc!, all the traders who flattered themfelves that they might buy up the fpoils of the enemy at a low price, and all the planters •who thought they might fafely give themfelves up to peaceful labours. This quick population could not fail of introducing the civil and military government of the Caribbee iflands into Martinico.
Стр. 411 - ... but by the ordinary impulfe of men and things, and by a kind of attraction of commerce. It is the fea, it is England, it is the whole world,, that makes Lon...