45 6 



A. D, 1766. 



Countries, &c, 



St. John's Illand 

 Quebec 

 Nova-Scotia 

 Kew-Eiigland 

 New- York 

 Pennsylv:uiia 

 Maryland 

 Virginia 

 -North Carolina 

 SouLli Carolina 

 Georgia 

 Florida 

 Antigua 

 Anguilla 

 Barbados 

 Berniuda 

 Dominic.i 

 Grenada 

 Jamaica 

 Montserrat 

 Nevis 



New-Pro^ idence 

 St. Christophers 

 St. Vincents 

 Tobago 

 Tortola 

 St. Croix 

 Martini(]ue 

 St. Lucia 

 St. Eustathius 

 Havanna 



Spanish West-Indies in 1 

 general - - / 

 Westrlndies in general 



Imp. and exp. of England 

 Imp. and exp. ot Scotland 



Total, Great Britain - 



1767 — In the beginning of January the new Britifh colony of Gre- 

 nada was threatened with total deftrudion by a formidable infurredtion. 

 of the negroes, and chiefly thofe belonging to the old French inhabit- 

 ants. An armed force was immediately difpatched into the woods and 

 mountains, to which they had withdrawn. But the operation of it 

 was in a great meafure rendered unneceflliry by the prudence and hu- 

 manity of General Melville, the governor-general of the ceded iflands, 

 who, without bloodOied or public expenfe, but merely by the popu- 

 larity he had acquired among the negroes from their confidence in his 

 hum.anity and juftice, eafily perfuaded them to accept the pardon he 

 offered them, and to return to tlieir work *. General Melville's atten- 



* Upon this occafion Chailes Auguftine, a eminence of being their chief, or ringleader, exert- 

 creolc negro, who for his fuptrior talents was, by ed Iiis influence to bring about an harmonious ac- 

 the free eleftion of his affociates, raifed to the pre- coramodation, and was in return rewarded with ht» 



