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cellent Water. We ufually drink Ciftern Water, 

 when not near thefe Places. The new flpt Spring, 

 faid, in Letter ^2^, Paragraph 37, to be difco- 

 vered in clearing a Wood, in Windward Parifh, 

 by the Whites, was ever known by the Blacks, 

 though not fooner to us White Men. There is a 

 good Spring, in the White Ground, where all 

 Ships are plentifully fupplied with frefh Water ; 

 and we have feveral Ponds, that yield us Mullets, 

 Slimguts, Mud-fiili, Silver-fiib, Pond-Crabs, and 

 Eels, as well as ferve for Drink to our Cattle. 

 Our Mountain (like the Sulphur Mountain at 

 St. Kitfs) near the top, will bear nothing but 

 Wild-Pines, and fuch unprofitable Weeds ; but a 

 little lower down, are firft Shrubs, and then tall 

 Trees, whither run-away Negroes refort. We 

 had about Eight thoufand Negroes in my time, 

 and Twelve hundred Whites, who were remark- 

 ably the frefheft in colour, and beft favoured 

 People in any of the Iflands. Charles Fort was 

 a fufficient prpteftion to the Ships in the Bay, and 

 to the Town ; but the Batteries were entirely 

 negledled, and even grown over with Bufhes. 

 We have Money enough for a currency, but pay 

 for moft Commodities in Miifcovado (or blackifh) 

 Sugar, becaufe every body rtrives to lay up their 

 Riches in London, Some few of our Horfes are 

 brought from London^ now and then from Rhode 

 Ifland^ but chiefly from New Efigland^ where they 



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