5o6 



A. D. 1770. 



go was thrown into the greatefl confternation by the revolt of lon:ie of 

 the negro flaves. A military force was immediately fent from Grenada 

 by General Melville, the governor-general of the ceded iflands.by means 

 of which, and fome affiftance given by Captain Reynolds in the Quebec 

 frigate, the infurgents were foon reduced, the number of whom, it was 

 found, after all, did not much exceed thirty. 



The ifland of Grenada was alfo alarmed by an attack of the maroon 

 negroes, who lived concealed in the woods in the heart of the ifland : 

 but no confiderable damage was done. 



The Caribs of St. Vincents about the fame time made an attack upon 

 the houfes and works eredled by fome white people, who had intruded 

 upon the lands occupied by them. 



u4n Account of the value of the exports from the Britifh Wc/l- India iflauds 

 in the courfe of this year is here inferted, in order to afford a compari- 

 fon with a more ample account of their produce and trade, which will 

 be given under the year 1788 *. 



Exports from 



Jamaica to 



Virgin islands 



Anguilla 



St. Christophers 



Nevis 



Antigua 



Montserrat 



Dominica 



St. Vincents 



Grenada 



Barbados 



Bahamas 



Bermudas 



Totals 



Tobago alfo exported fome produce, the value of which is not afcertain- 

 ed : it was, however, but trifling, the ifland being then but in its infan- 

 cy with refpedl to cultivation. 



The total value of the woollen manufadures exported from Great 

 Britain at this time was above four millions of fterling money : and it 

 has fince increafed confiderably. 



The grofs produce of the duty on hops this year amounted to 

 ;(;ioi,l3i : 2 : 7. 



By Mr Swallow's report of the trade at Peterfljurg it appears, that 306 

 Britifli veflels, and 229 of all other nations, failed with cargoes from 

 that port in the courfe of this year. 



* I have compiled this account from the information collefted by the induftry of Doftor Camp« 

 Wl in his accounts of the feveraliflanda. [_Poliiica/furvty of Great Britain, f . ii,//. 658 el feqq. 



