historical chnnic/c. 



\tere' registered within the Bvi- 

 #i(h dominions during the year 

 1791, that the number was 

 1 5,647, which is 6t,6 more than 

 in the preceding year. 



By experiments made at 



peri(hed at sea, can only be 

 matter of conjecture. 



Air Dawson, of Liverpool, 

 has presented a petition to the' 

 court of East India directors, 

 praying the company's per- 



Janvaica, it has been proved, Imifsion, that three sail of his 



that a Very rich crimson dye 

 may be obtained from a pre- 

 paration of the fruit of the 

 manchineal tree ; and the col- 

 our is not only uncommonly 

 brilliant, but also very durable. 

 A cheese has been made as 



Guinea mips may double the 

 Cape of Good Hope, in order 

 to explore the eastern coast of 

 Africa, at present but little 

 known to European navigat 

 tors. 



According to the latest ac- 



a present for his majesty at ' counts from the West Indiesy, 

 Norleach Bean, in Chelhire,! the planters of St. Christo- 



and is now nearly ripe for use : 

 It weighs thirteen and a half 

 cwt. and is nine yards in cir 

 cumferencc — the produce of 

 two meals of milk. — Sir R. S. 

 Cotton, bart. M. P. for the 

 fcounty, is to present it to his 

 majesty. 



Seven merchants dining to- 

 gether at the London tavern, 

 each agreed to support a dis- 

 trefsed French priest or gentle- 

 man, at his own expence, till 

 xhtj Ihould be able to return 

 to their native country. 



From the accounts brought 

 by the latest (hips arrived from 

 India, two or three weeks ago, 

 Jt appears, that the inquiries 

 made for ascertaining the fate 

 of the Foulis have proved fruit- 

 lefs. The rtiip has not been 

 heard of upon any coast, and 

 appears to have been lost in 

 the open sea, Li \<hat parti- 

 cdsr nwncer the Ihrp has so. 



pher's have peremptorily re- 

 fused to pay the duty of 41-2 

 upon the exportation of sugars. 

 Many suits have been brought 

 in the common law court on; 

 this account. This Is a sub- 

 ject very interesting to tha 

 proprietors in the West Indies, 

 as they are, in some respects, 

 Involved in the final decision. 

 Navigation by steam. 



Earl Stanhope's experiments, 

 for navigating vefsels by the 

 steam engine, without masts or 

 sails, have succeeded so much 

 to his satistdction on a smali 

 scale, that a vefsel of 200 ton? 

 burden, on this principle, i» 

 now building under his direc- 

 tion. 



The expence of this vefsel 

 is to be paid by the navy board 

 In the hrst Instance, on con- 

 dition that if (he do not "an- 

 swer, after a fair trial, (he ihall 

 be rctutned to EarJ Stanhope, 



