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more than a bit (about Sid.) per pound, but 

 from the increafed demand confequentupon the 

 arrival of fo many troops, and fuch crowds of 

 fhipping, the price is now raifed to nearly dou- 

 ble. The Mofcovy ducks are alfo bred in great 

 numbers upon the Ifland, and are fo large as to 

 appear like geefe, when drefled for the table. 

 Next to poultry they have veal and pork in 

 the greateft plenty. In Bridge-town they have 

 alfo a fifh-market, which at times is well fup- 

 plied, but not fo regularly, as, from the infular 

 fituation of the country, might be expe&ed. 



Of the immenfe quantity of poultry raif- 

 ed on this little ifland, you will form fome 

 idea, when I tell you that not only the fhips 

 of war, and the tranfports, but raoft of the 

 Weft India trading fhips, recruit their ftock at 

 Barbadoes ; and that in addition to this con- 

 ftant and extenfive drain it furnifhes occafional 

 fuppiies to the other iflands. Since we have 

 been in Carlifle bay, we have feen, at various 

 times, great quantities of ftock (hipped for the 

 Ifland of Martinique. 



In point of clothing the people of Barba- 

 does deviate lefs from .the habits of England 



