SB LETTER IV. 



ful quarter of our Lland, with Charles Fort and 

 Town, which was fcarce a mile beneath us to 

 the North-ward -, and our own great Mountain 

 covered from above our Sugar Plantations almoft 

 to the top by Woods, whofe Leaves never drop^ 

 ped off without being immediately fucceeded by 

 frefli ones, whofe Top we fometimes could not fee 

 for thick Clouds a week together ^ the whole South- 

 fide of St. ChriJiopherSy together with the Eaftern, 

 or Salt-pond Hills, the Dutch Iflands o? Eiijlachia 

 and Saba, the Ships riding at anchor in Charles 

 Town Road, as well as at Bajj'e 'Terre in Saint 

 Chrijiophers^ and all the Veffels from Europe and 

 North America that are bound to Saint Chrijlo- 

 fher'^j 'Jamaica^ Saint T'homas and other Iflands 

 that lay to the Leeward o( Nevis, befides our own 

 Trading Sloops. Nay I well remember, that when 

 Captain Woods Rogers went to take poffelTion of 

 our prefent Settlement 2XProvidence, and the other 

 Bahama Iflands (about the year 1 71 8,) we obferv- 

 ed his little Fleet pafs by, and go (in order to wood 

 and water) into Old Road, a Port in Saint Chrijlof 

 phers^ where Sir Chaloner OgW^ Squadron lately 

 rendevouzed, in their way to join Admiral Ver- 

 non upon the "Jamaica Station. The Salt-pond at 

 Saint Chrijlophers contains, J believe, upwards of 

 fourfcore Acres : The Sun in exceiTive hot wea^ 

 ther exhales away all the Particles of Frefh Water, 

 (if I may be allowed the term,) and leaves behind 



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