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abbey of Beaulieu, which were great, and would 

 have enabled him to inveft his colony with 

 many immunities, he expeded to derive much 

 advantage from a fugar-trade ; as fugars might 

 thus be imported, and from the plenty of fuel, 

 refined at a much cheaper rate here, than any 

 where elfe. And indeed the fcheme had 

 the approbation of many men of founder 

 judgment, than the duke's. The limits of a 

 town were accordingly planned — the ftreets 

 were marked out— and the building-grounds 

 adjufted. But at the peace of 1748, St. Lucia 

 was declared a neutral ifland, by which the 

 duke's property in it was loft ; and foon after, 

 his only fon dying, he dropped all farther 

 intention with regard to his new town. 



Buckler's-hard was however deftined to re- 

 ceive a town, tho of a different kind. The 

 fituation was commodious for fhip-building, 

 as well as fugar-boiling ; and was taken for 

 that purpofe, by Mr. Adams, who made large 

 contrads with government for building fhips 

 of war. Several very fine frigates have been 

 built here, and fome fhips of more force*. 



The 



* The following is a lift of the fliips of war, and their 

 number of guns, which have been built at Buckler's-hard 



The 



