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Unhappily spoiled the first Lime, for it burnt to the bottom of the 

 Pott, but he went to work again with it, Squeezed more canes, and 

 it hit the second time, and made nine or Ten pound of as good 

 sugar as any in the West Indies, and here it is — 



Ordered. 



That a Pound or two be sent to our Honble Masters by the next 

 shipping and that they may be acquainted that We have found the 

 following articles Since Governour Roberts came here, viz : 



Lime. Sugar. 



Tyles. Rum. 



Brick. Mineralls of severall sorts. 



Cut stones for building, 

 Upon, which we are now resolved to fire Nine Guns, to drink our 

 Hon'ble Masters good health and Success to the Island, for we are 

 well sattisfied this Island will turn to account and not be a dead 

 charge it Ever has been, if our Hon'ble Masters will please to En- 

 courage it and supply these people with necessarys, and then there 

 will be no Aversion against Improvements, but Showers of blessings 

 of these people will come to them. 



At a consultation held on Tuesday, 19th December, 1710, at the 

 United Castle in James Valley, present Jno. Roberts, Esq., Governor, 

 etc. 



The Chanell or Water Course that runs upon the side of a Hill 

 that waters the Shipping and this Lower Garden by the soaking of 

 the Water, occasioned a great deal of the Hill to Tumble down 

 and made such breach that has taken us a great many blacks and 

 Whites to Repair which is now over, although its to be feared other 

 places will do the like if not timely prevented, and it seems hardly 

 possible to prevent it under three months labour with fifty people 

 at least, but having so many irons in the fire, the most needful is 

 to be preferred, and that is planting pearsides. The Castle at Mun- 

 dens point is finished all but one battery and a halfe, and the angles 

 that joyn to the Hill, which we think to leave so, untill the guns 

 are mounted, that being the properish place to purchase them up. 



Resolved. 



That a path of communication be cut between Managers Castle 

 upon Mundens point, and the United Castle in this Valley, that a file 

 of Musqueteers may go in a Breast, and that the same be done 

 according to the Governors scheme. 



At a consultation held on Wednesday, 14th of Feb. 1710-11, at 

 the United Castle in James' Valley, present John Roberts, Esq., 

 Governor, etc. 



The Governor reports a Channell being cut from the Water 

 Course in the Valley to the top of the Hill, as mentioned in consulta- 

 tion of the 9th of January last. Yesterday in the afternoon, he 

 turned the water out of the Valley, which now runs currant on top 

 of the Hill as you all see, and says he has done it sooner than he 

 expected, having had no more labourers than he expected, by 



