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mained in the hands of creditors! Since the year 1791, a fa- 

 vourable change has taken place, and it is presumed that at 

 this time (December 1797) near 200,000 negroes are employ- 

 ed solely in the cultivation of sugar; but the most rapid im- 

 provement which this island has experienced is a vast increase 

 in the growth of cofFee. The following is an authentic re- 

 turn from the naval officers : viz. 



Account of coffee exported from the island of Jamaica for 



ten ycarSy viz. 1787, to 1797: 



Ibs. to Ibs. to 



Great-Britain America. 



From the 1st. August 1787 ~) 



o iirm ZOO. 'i.C^'1 O*7Q 



i . . v oUij.DZo vjt/Ow / O 



to the 1st August 1788 ) 



1789 1,204,649 382,489 



1790 1,412,241 427,130 



1791 2,114,326 291,764 

 1722 2,708,548 144,849 



1793 3,543,003 69,657 



1794 4,314,290 257,103 



1795 4,452,611 1,479,961 



1796 5,273,814 1,757,444 



1797 6,708,272 1,223,349 



Total .... 32,540,282 6,427,019 



