Of Capt. tiowEL Davis. igi 



making him a clear Stage, that the beft Pair of 

 Heels might carry it lb he loft the Suit of Cloaths, 

 and before he could return to his Bag, others of 

 them laad beat off his Servant, and fliared the?, 

 reft. 



Moft of the Ships from Guimyy of their own 

 Nation, and frequently thofe of ours, call at one 

 or other of thefe Iflands, to recruit with frefli Pro- 

 vilions, and take in Water, which on the Coaft 

 are not fo good, nor lb conveniently to come by *j 

 Their own Ships likewife, when they touch here^.^ 

 are obliged to leave the King his (^uftom for their 

 Slaves, which is always in Gold, at lb much a' 

 Head, without any Deduction at Brafilj for the^ 

 Mortality that may happen afterwards this by 

 being a conftant Bank to pay off the civil and mi- 

 litary Charges of the Government, prevents the 

 Inconveniency of Remittances, and keeps both it 

 and Primes Ifle rich enough to pay ready Money 

 for every Thing they want of Europeans. 



Their Beefs are fmall and lean, ( two hundred 

 Weight or a little more,) but the Goats, Hogs and 

 Fowls very good, their Sugar courfe and dirty, 

 and Rum very ordinary ^ as thefe Refrefliments 

 lay moft with People who are in want of other. 

 ISIeceffaries, they come to us ^ in Way of bartering,^ 

 very cheap : A good Hog for an old CutlaUt • a fat 

 Fowl for a Span of Brafd Tobacco, (no other Sort 

 being valued, &c. ) But with Money you give^ 

 eight Dollars per Head for Cattle • three Dollars for 

 a Goat fix Dollars for a grown Hog ^ a Teftune and 

 a Half for a Fowl-, a Dollar p^r Gallon for Rum; 

 two Dollars a Roove for Sugar and half a Dollar 

 for a Dozen of Paraquets: Here is Plenty like- 

 wife of Corn and Farine, of Limes, Citrons and 

 Yamms. 



The Ifland is reckoned nigh a Square, each Side 

 1 8 Leagues long, hilly, and lays under the Mqui- 



