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The lutroduction. 
this Town and the Iflind, but { know not what hindered its being 
pucin Execution, The greateft want in this Town is frefh water, 
their Wells affording only brackifh, cherefore ‘tis the bufinefs of fe- 
veral Men to fend great Canoes in the morning with the Sea Breeze 
to the River, and to bring thence many Casks of water to the Town 
with the Land Breeze at night. 
This Point, which was called Point-Cagway, where Port Royal 
fLood, was never built upon by the Spaniards while they remained 
Pofleflors of the Iland, for two Reafons, as I was informed. The 
firft was the frequency of Earthquakes, which, when confiderable, 
would certainly overcurn it. This was found true in a few years 
after [ came from thence, for it was all deltroyed by the Earch- 
quake which happened in the year 1692. whereof there isa large ac- 
count Communicated by me in the Philofophical Trenfactions, Number 
209. p. 77. For the whole Neck of Land being fandy (excepting 
the Fort, which was built on a Rock and ftood) on which che 
‘own was built, and the Sand kept up by Palifadoes and Wharfs, 
under which was deep water, when the Sand tumbled upon the 
fhaking of the Earth, into the Sea, it covered the Anchors of Ships 
riding by the Wharfs, and the Foundations yielding, the greatett 
parc of the Town fell, greac numbers of people were loft, and 
a good part of the Neck of Land where the Town ftood was 
three Fathoms covered with water. The fecond caufe of the 
averfion of the Spaniards to this’ place, was its being liable ro 
be wafh’d off by the violent Sea-Breezes or Souths. Upon the 
gteat Earthquake many are rermoved and fettled in Liguance at 
Kingfton, and fince a great Fire which happened there lately, more 
are removed to the fame place, fo that very few remain at pre- 
fene at Port Royal. 
Ic will noc be amifs to give here a {mall defeription of fome 
places and things, luch as I took in Joutnies when in the 
ifland. : 
Paffage-Fort is made up of fome few Houfes, Score-houfes, and 
others ; it is the place from whence is fhipd the Sugars, and 
other Commodities of the Ifland from ‘Sixteen:Miles-Walk, and 
othér Plantations. Ice was a fmall Fortification in the time of 
the Spaniards, whence its name, and I fuppofe was 2 defence w 
St. Jago de la Vega, which was the chief Town poffefled by that 
Nation. 
Old: Harbour is a place on the Sea fide, about fix Miles fron 
St. Jago de la Vega, confifting of fome Honfles, and Store-houfes. 
In the time the Spaniards poffefled this I{kind, they toaded cheir Ga- 
leons here. Thefe large Veflels rode at Anchor onder a Cayo or 
Rock. Pigeon Mland, a fmall land, les off of this Harbour. 
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