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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1804. 



being the Indian name of the 

 island) and in imitation of his pro- 

 totype in Europe, created his great 

 officers of state, established a ne- 

 cessary etiquette, and condu6ied 

 himself with the most unbounded 

 and unrestrained despotism. Some 

 of the authentic afts of this sable po- 

 tentate will be found in another part 

 of the present Tolume*. The city of 

 St, Jago, in the Spanish part of His- 

 paniokj still remained unconqucr- 



e(l ; and, at the close of the year, 

 was yet in the possession of the an- 

 cient inhabitants, though hourly 

 menaced by an attack from Dessa- 

 lines, in person, and a most formi- 

 dable black army. 



In vTaaiaica, the disputes between 

 the governor and the house of as- 

 sembly still continued, but afford 

 too little of an interesting or deci- 

 sive nature to lay before our rca= 

 ders. + 



* Vide " State Paper?," page 7i6. 

 t Ibid, p. 604. 



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