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nlay ilde with perfedt fecurity even in a hurricane. Clofe In with 

 this fandy point there is a depth of water, fufficient for the largeft 

 velTels to careen ; and here the neceflary buildings and worlis are to 

 be eredled for lieaving down, and careening the king's fhips; it is 

 fortified with four pieces of cannon, fo difpofed as to rake any 

 veflel that might attack the Northern battery j and, in order to 

 render the accefs more difficult to an enemy's fleet, a citadel is pro- 

 jeded to be built on the North point at the entrance of the har- 

 bour, which is to mount one hundred guns, and co-operate with a 

 flrong battery intended on the oppofite point on the South fide. 



Trade and Commerce. 



In order to facilitate their communication with the fettlements 

 inland, to accommodate the merchants, traders, and planters, and 

 expedite the king's fervlce, a very good carriage road is formed from 

 this town to Cape Francois, and a regular poll eftablifhed. North- 

 American lumber is at all times permitted to be imported, and 

 melaffes exported. At particular conjundures the port is open for 

 all North-American commodities, fuch as flour, filTi, ^e. At other 

 times thefe articles are prohibited. This prohibition feems to arife 

 from complaints which are lodged by the merchants trading from 

 France, when they cannot find vent for their European commodities 

 of a fimilar nature, depreciated by v/hat are introduced from North- 

 America, which are furniflied at a much cheaper rate. Upon fuch 

 applications made by the French merchants, the general frequently 

 orders the port to be fhut, with refped to fuch articles as particu- 

 larly Interfere with their home manufadtures. But the inhabitants 

 being always difpofed to purchafe the goods they want, at as low a 

 price as they can, find ways and means of coming at whatever the 

 North- Americans bring for their market. Upon entry at the cuf- 

 tom-houfe no oath is impofed on the mafter when he reports his 

 cargo ; and, by the help of a generous fee, their vefiels may obtain 

 a permit to difcharge their cargoes, at fome or other of the different 

 Barquadiers within the Bite of Leoganne; by which means they 

 have opportunity of buying a load of fugars, which the planters are 

 ever ready'to furnifli, as they obtain a better price from the Ameri- 

 cans than from the French tradersi 



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