WEST INDIES: 



Ii) the French part of St. Domingo, or Hayti, accounts 

 are moftly kept in dollars and cents, as in the United States. 

 The monies in circulation here are nearly the fame as in the 

 leev^ard iflands. Dollars are valued at /^s■ 6d. fterling, 

 with halves and quarters in proportion : 1 1 efcalins pafs for 

 I dollar, and i efcalin is reckoned at 9 cents. Doubloons 

 pafs for 1 6 dollars ; joes for 8 ditto ; French crowns for 

 I dollar 9 cents, and the half-crowns in proportion ; French 

 pieces of 5 francs pafs for 9 efcahns, or 81 cents. 



In the Dutch colonies of St. Euftatia, St. Martin, Cura- 

 50a, accounts are kept in pieces of eight ; that is, piaftres 

 current of 8 reals or fchillings, each real being fubdivided 

 into 6 {livers. 



The piaftre gourde or Spanifh dollar pafles for 1 1 reals or 

 bits ; and thus the current piaftre is worth 3^. ^d. fterhng, 

 reckoning the dollar at 4J-. 8d. fterling. 



The joe paftes here for 1 1 piaftres current ; the Spanifli 

 fingle piftole for 4^ piaftres, more or lefs ; the other Spanifti 

 and Portuguefe gold coins in proportion. 



In the fettlements of Surinam, Berbice, Demerary, and 

 Eflequibo, accounts are kept in guilders of 20 ftivers ; the 

 ftiver being divided by fome into 8 duits, and by others into 

 12 pennings. 

 . All the coins of Holland circulate here, and are moftly 

 reckoned at 20 per cent, above their value in Dutch currency. 



The following is their general rate, as well as that of 

 other monies. 



called pecetas Mexicanas ; alfo eighths and reals, and fix- 

 teenths, in due proportion. 



Trinidad, having been for many years in the poffefGon 

 of the Englifti, has adopted the denominations of money of 

 the Enghfh iflands. Accounts therefore are here kept in 

 pounds, IhiUings, and pence leeward currei.cy ; and alfo in 

 dollars and bits, the bit being the 9th part of a dollar. 



There are here filver pieces of half bits and quarter bits. 



The Spanifti, Portuguefe, and Enghfti gold coins pafs as 

 follows in Trinidad. 



Gold here is valued at Sj. 3^/. currency per dwt. or i^\d. 

 per grain. 



The weights and meafures here are the fame as in Eng- 

 land, except that the cwt. is reckoned only 100 lbs. avoir- 

 dupois. 



The monies and currency of St. Bartholomew ifland are 

 the fame with thofe of the other leeward iflands. 



The regulations to which the Weft India exchanges are 

 fiibjeft are as follow. When bills drawn in the Weft In- 

 dies on London are not duly honoured, they are returned to 

 the drawer, with the following charges. 



The chief circulating medium here is paper, iffued by 

 government. 



In 1 809 a new filver coinage was minted at the Tower of 

 London for thefe colonies, confifting of pieces of 3, 2, i, |, 

 and \ guilders. The larger piece weighs 1 5 dwt. ; and is 

 1 oz. 6 dwt. worfe than Enghfti ftandard. Its value there- 

 fore is, 3^. 5^/. fterling, or computing it as the dollar is now 

 rated in the Weft Indies (/'. e. at 4.f. 8^. ), its value is 3J. S\d., 

 and the fmaller pieces in proportion. They are marked on 

 the reverfe, colonies of essequibo and demerary token ; 

 and the king's head is on the obverfe. 



The exchange with London ftiould be about 12 guilders 

 for l/. fterling, but it varies confiderably above this, even to 

 20 guilders and upwards. 



In the Danijh iflands accounts are kept in piaftres or rix- 

 dollars current (called alfo pieces of eight), fubdivided into 

 8 fchillings or bits, and each bit into 6 ftivers : accounts are 

 alfo kept in dollars of 100 cents, as in America. The filver 

 coins ftruck for the Danifti iflands are quadruple, double, 

 and fingL bits, and pieces of i and 3 ftivers. The Spanifti 

 dollar pafles for 12-5 bits, and each bit for 6^: ftivers. The 

 leeward currency is ufed in the Danifti iflands in the purchafe 

 or negociation of bills on England : gold is valued at i dol- 

 lar /i^r dwt. or 4^^. currency /ifr Englifti grain. 



The monies, coins, weights, and meafures of the Spanifti 

 iflands are the fame as thofe in Spanifti America, or Mexico ; 

 accounts being kept in pefos or dollars of 8 reals, fubdivided 

 into 16 parts, and alfo into 34 maravedis de Plata Mexicanos. 

 The gold coins are doubloons of 8 efcudos d'oro, worth 15 

 pefos ; halves and quarters in proportion. The filver coins 

 are, pefos Mexicanos or dollars, vnth halves and quarters, 

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Jamaica 



Barbadoes 



Grenada 



St. Vincent 

 Tobago 



Trinidad 



Dominica 

 Nevis 

 Montferrat 

 Antigua - 

 St. Kitt's 

 Tortola - 

 Demerara 

 Eflequibo 

 Berbice ( 

 Surinam ' 

 St. Thomas T 

 St. John |. 

 Santa Cruz J 



Damages. 



8 per cent. 

 10 ditto 



10 ditto 



10 ditto 

 10 ditto 



10 ditto 



10 ditto 

 10 ditto 

 10 ditto 

 10 ditto 

 10 ditto 

 10 ditto 



25 ditto 

 10 ditto 



Imereft per 

 Annum. 



Time how charged. 



6 per cent. 

 6 ditto 



6 ditto 



8 ditto 

 8 ditto 



6 ditto 



6 ditto 

 8 ditto 

 8 ditto 

 8 ditto 

 8 ditto 

 8 ditto 



6 ditto 



10 ditto 



f from date of 

 \ the bill. 

 i from the time 

 J of prefent- 

 j ation with 

 ( proteft. 

 f from the bill 

 \ falling due. 



ditto. 



ditto, 

 f from date of 

 \ the proteft. 



ditto. 



ditto. 



ditto. 



ditto. 



ditto. 



ditto. 



f from date of 

 \ prefentation. 



("from date of 

 \ the proteft. 



There are occafionally other charges befides the above, 



fuch 



