p. X&Xvilt 
Of the BAHAMA Iflands. 
on BERS very Tat 0 ae (called at their firft difee- 
a || 
<2 Pak (24 of fm x 
Bane a Merida in 
Ron CNY whole length of Cuba. ‘The moft N 
Was Wey thefe He s iz 
> 
We ad bei Babama, which lies im 
ENED, the 2 deg of North latitude, Crooked 
aN Hand beg He ‘Souchetnmof is in the lati- 
a of 22 North, e Iflands, according 
he Map, confit fome ae a oe them very fmall ; 
a half a {core of ie lar eck are from 20 to ee deag gues in com- 
f Abt 
i) 
a(s. Andros. Ab aco, ja or Llathera 
io , 
Providence, Crooked en and Ca t Land. The [flan aot ae 
lies in the latitude of 25 North, it is eigiceen miles lon d about 
broad: on the N fide t ftands Nafaw, oe pin 
which is a narow fli 
aan Eainato ond one trees, and is see four ‘miles long, which 
ftretching parallel with the coa Providence, makes a harbour 
ve pe e the town capac of adeiiand eas (0) eur four hundred 
of them b 
he tewn has houfes, moft uile with 
Paleo leaves, a few ao of ‘f{tone: a quarter of a mike frem the 
town flands ge Governor ’s houfe, on the top of a fteep hill, 
which on the erlooks the ee and commands a 
profpect of the tabout hs Se fprinkled vy 
and little Iflands : the South fide of he Re alfo is feen 
g a ihe Sea crofs the Ifland South: at ie Welt 
end of the town ftands a fort. 
is low, wet, 
full of bogs: ae and ae fe = ie being 
of d much frequented for 
hunting, fifhing, and t pl nty of excelle imber, and other 
ufeful woods they abound in: the Ifands of Exuma, and Crooked 
Uland have many falt p pays for which they are ane) on nted : 
thefe Ifands, with Ca . 1 witl e moft good 
01 rmerly 
being t rft la ifcovered in America i C) bus: be- 
tween Grand ] the Ilan Iph of 
Florida, \ies a knot of fmall Ifands called the Bemines, abounding in 
feals: hither the Babamians refort to kill them, carrying proper 
utenfils and veffels for boiling and barrelling up t dr ) 
thefe animals. The Iflands before mentioned are the principal for 
extent, and goodnefs of foil: the reft are generally mall, and ve 
© 
emed the two beft) contain bove a tenth or hth part 
at moft of the land that is plantable, and the greater part of t 
indifferent the number of inhabitants on a Ifland of Providence 
re cO We t - to be ated, lefs than e hundred ; three hun- 
dred m e fai it 5 eo and three onded more on 
Horlotr "Mand, Shick Watling HT a nd n Thefe were the 
number of inhabitants which in eyes fees was oud ip be 
on the Bahama Iflanas, befides ate egro Slaves. 
Though the crown of England eee all the Bahama Ilands, y: 
re habit before men- 
tioned. The barrennefs of thefe rocky Iflands, and the little foil 
they contain imploys not many hands in its culture: therefore the 
greater part of the inhabitants get their living other ue e 
more enterprifing in building fhips, which they lade with falt at 
00 
h fifhing, ttriking of turtle, handing: Cuanas mm 
ce Braet Rood: Hathera bark, and that of wild cinn namon 
ve ie a thefe purpofes ee are continu “ ving 
ie one I nother, on which fhores they a aie 
inriched wi 7 i f amber ar which was e: ee a more 
plentiful o on the fhores of thefe Iflands. ‘The principal food on 
which the Babamians fubfift, is fith, turtle, and guanas; there are 
a Pies cattle, an ; ey increafe not fo much here as in 
e 
confumption i eat a importe in flower from the 
Northern colonie likewife plenty of potatoes 
nd yams, which fi a the want ad, a is much th 
greei n foil. 
general and ufeful of wy roe their 
drink is Madera a ie rum punch, and other liquors, imported to 
them. 
Of 
Des Iles de BAHA MA. 
ay ve de Bahama, qu’on nomm 
que la découve ut faite. a - ie re: 
nt ites iles qui S étendent pedis ea 
te ON 
oes 
a 
Ss) 
e 
a 
oH 
ES 
Ss 
ee ae oe i hue, re ui eft la 
5. tl y en a@ environ ee des Ho gr tbe qui ont 
tae vingt, Lies a cinquante Viekes de tour. On les nomme la — 
B Os, la Prov 
ahama, Andros, (ile Lu ee ; fs de 7 ine peeue 
Crochue, &9 /’7, a nce eff au degree 
latitude Septentrionale ; eile a me ah as _ on & oni ni milles 
¢ large: flau, gui - la capitale de toutes ces iles, en de la 
vifidence du Gouverneur, eft fituée au No tle: v te ville 
eft Vile du Cochon, qui weft qu'une petite bande étroite de terre, couverte 
paliniers 8 a’ autres arbres: elle a ¢ i 5s de long ; 
comme elle eft parallele a la cote de Vile de la idence, elle e 
vant la sy ee au un re pe de contenir is vaiffeaux de qua 
A feneae maifons, dont la plufpart font 
bai baties de feui p ne i eu qui foyent baties de pierre a 
ontac’ {r 
port & la Mer. » qui Nee oe en. ae 01 
rable de roc, bers, & pleine de petites iles. On entrevoit or la Mer du 
Iya Mie: de cette maifon, en por hes at jae vie au dela vers o Sud. 
a ile de Bahama eff la 6 i Viable des iles Lucayes : : 
ae bef, humide, €F pleine de Sondriers © de marais. Les iles 
@’ Andros, & de Lue ae Hee eee Te UES Jont mile es & 
Te pour la wees ie 
Ss de ctharpente, gi welles produifent. 
MEX xume, i Hf "ile Croc ee fos ie : sn pour i prams 
leurs falines. On dit que ces deu. auffi bien que 
les plus fhe de toutes Ie. 
elles 
Lile 
nombre de 
Lucayes, tant pour 
pe font Mies “pling de tocher ss & ont fi peu de 
valent pas la p i 
elon 
& les “plus inte, eligens, Pile Crochue, &¥ Pil d 
q Ss deux aii n ont fe ut au plus if un 
buivieme 2 terroir plantabl » SF pou 
ha (om de Pile de la Proade ence /é monte a 
un pea ncn de trois cens, esillantis en a un auffi trois cens, F que la 
petite a Favre, & qui en eft voifine en a trois cens autres: ceft 
le ters sige on trouva en 1725, que & moutoient les babitans des 
iles de B Seis compter efclaves negres. 
Qu ee be ve d’ Angleterre réclame toutes les iles de Bahama, 
ivy a yt re ih niin 5 que dans les trois ci deffus nommées. La 
Ler Le ve ces les es de rochers, © le per oir 
nm di 
Ras 
SS 
a 
Ss 
S$ 
*ile es eae ea er ala 
5 of ay Fr rancois qui Jont dans Vile deS OG 
fel, des tor ie Ee orang. - . ‘it a 
7, Es 
“&c. mais Ia plapart des Baham 
er 
Ae or i de 
a Chaque ek Parr a canelle ess, ae 
nonamée écorce ; qwils vont fans ceffe du 
ile & une autre; ‘é: ine 9 nichfen. on en ‘rowan fur les rivages és 
is, qui y 
i ae ee nourriture pee Baha miens "of le “poilfor, les 
to ee et les iguanas y @ dans ces iles quelques beftiaux (F des 
moutons ; mais ils n’y mulhipent pas tant we é dans des pays cae Septen- 
Sune Jur tout les meutons 7 
at. Les habitans font leur r pain de maiz, ou de 
oment. Ils cultivent le ie 
leur confommation. apporte des colonies du Nord le, ‘Froment en 
art. Le pa 
bled d\n de » & de 
vine. Le pays ee. auf en abondan ce des pommes de terre, & des 
igna{mes, i iis oai dun terrcir ‘Riri ile, Wen Cg que mie wit 
dans ces roche! a iens, outre l’eai, q oft 
rocher. 
la plus faine We Gee les ia, ae vent dis ue a Mader ode ae 
fait avec du Rum, & d’a ur port 
De 
