2i8 JAMAICA. 



of Chefterfield, has been thought ill conflrufted, and inconvenient 

 on other accounts, as it paffes over a great deal of boggy land, and 

 very fteep hills. It has therefore been propofed to lead the road 

 from Montego Bay, through Spring- mount eftate, into Hardyman's 

 penn; thence to Ellerflea plantation, to Naffau, the centre and 

 moft thriving part of St. Elizabeth. It is faid, that the land, 

 through which this road would go, abounds in fine materials to 

 render it firm and durable ; that it could be made fit for carriages 

 from the bay to Ellerflea for 1600/. and would be the beft way for 

 travelers from Hanover and St. James to go to Spanifh Town, being 

 only a day's ride, or fixty miles extent, over level grounds, fromSpa- 

 nifh Town to NaflTau, and thirty-fix from thence to Montego Bay ; in 

 all ninety-fix : finally, that, by opening fo eafy an intercourfe between 

 the feat of government and the Weftern parts of the ifland, now 

 advanced into fo flourifhing a ftate, a multitude of conveniences and 

 benefits might be expeded to refult to the whole ifland ; of which 

 latter pofition there can be no doubt, if the former ones are as 

 practicable as they appear plaufible; fince a commercial ifland, like 

 the human body, will always enjoy the befl health and moft 

 aftive vigour, when the circulation is carried on, freely and with- 

 out impediment, from the heart ta the extremities, and back again 

 from thefe to the heart. 



As St James was but recently divided into two parlflies, I am 

 obliged in the table to confider it asftill indiftin£l, to make the de- 

 tail comply with the former eflimates: however, I fhall endeavour 

 alfo to form another ftate of the number of Negroes and cattle con- 

 tained in it, as difliinft from Trelawny. 



State of the Parlfli : 



Anniuil Produce. 

 I Hogdieatls. | Other Settlements^. 



2500 



1 1000 



5080 



85 



00 



14 



102 

 78 



The 



