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The Quarter of the Cafe du ViJote isfo called from a Savage 

 Captain, who had fometimes lived there, and glory 'd much in 

 the name Tilot, which the French had given him. Hedifco- 

 ver'd to Monf. Parquet^ the engagements which thofe of his 

 Nation entred into againft him. 



In the Quarter of Cafe Capot, there is a very noble Savanna, 

 (thus they call in thelflands pleafant Meadows and Paftures) 

 which hath, on the one fide the River called Capot, and on the 

 other, many fair Edifices. 



The Carta Quarter hath its name from the ancient Inhabi- 

 tants, who fometime had there one of their greateft Villages, 

 ind a publick Honfe which they called Carbei 3 a name yet 

 common to thofe places , where they have their meetings. 

 The French Governour liv'd in this Quarter a long time, ha- 

 ving built a noble Brick-houfe, neer the Haven, in a pleafant 

 bottom, refrefh'd by a confiderable River, which falls down 

 out of the Mountains. The Indians, who never had feen Stru- 

 cture of any fuch material, look*d on it at firft with a great 

 aftonifhaient , and having attempted to {hake it, by the 

 fbength of' their (houlders, but not ftirring it, they wereforc'd 

 acknowledg, that if all Houfes were fo built, the Tempeft 

 which they call the Hurricane would not prejudice them. But 

 fince, the Governour not having his health perfectly there, he 

 made a prefentof it to the Jefuits, together with the Gardens 

 about it, as alfo the rarities and curiofities of the Country, and 

 feveral other habitations dependent on it, and a great number 

 of Negro-flaves , who cultivate them. 



Fort St, Fierre y or St. Peters Fort, is the place where the 

 <5overnour now lives. There are in it feveral great pieces of 

 Cannon, Ibme of Brafs, fome of Iron. This Fort commands all 

 the Haven. About a ftones- caft from the Governours, frauds 

 the fair Colledge of the JefaitJ 0 fituate on a pleafant River, 

 which is thence called, The Jefuits River. This Structure is of 

 Free- ft one and Brick, very delightful to the eye. The Ave- 

 nues alfb want not their temptation , and, all about it, are 

 Gardens and Orchards, producing whatever is moft delicious 

 of the growth of the Iflands 5 as alfo feveral Plants, Herbs, 

 Flowers and Fruits brought thither from France. There is al- 

 fo a Vine-yard, which yields yearly good ftore of Wine. 



The Le Frefchenr, or the Preachers Quarter, contains an even 

 lew part of the Country, very confiderable for its extent, and 

 feveral high Mountains, upon the Ikirts whereof, there area 

 good number of fair Habitations. 



Between the Cabes-terre^ and the Bajfe-terre, there is a kind 

 of . bottom, where is abundance of that Wood by which the 

 Tobacco climes up. There they have alfo the Reeds, where* 

 with the Hutts are Palifado'd 5 as alfo the wild Mahot, the 

 bark whereof ferves for feveral things about the houfe. 



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