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felt by every family in the town;,, his own not excepted. Captain Phil- 

 lip's requeft was, however, laid before the council, without whofe con- 

 currence in fuch a bufinefs the governor could not acl: ; and in a few 

 days he was informed, that every article which he had demanded was> 

 ordered to be furnifhed. 



So foon as the transports were properly prepared for their reception, 

 the ftock intended for the colony was embarked ; viz. 1 bull, 1 bull- 

 calf, 7 cows, 1 ftallion, 3 mares, and 3 colts ; together with as great a 

 number of rams, ewes, goats, boars, and breeding fows, as room could 

 be provided for. 



As it was earneftly wimed to introduce the fruits of the Cape into 

 the new fetdement, Captain Phillip was ably affifted in his endeavours 

 to procure the rareft and the beft of every fpecies, both in plant and 

 feed, by Mr.. Mafon, the King's Botanift, as well as by Colonel Gor- 

 don, at that time the commander in chief of the troops at the Cape;, 

 a gentleman whofe thirft for knowledge amply qualified him to be of. 

 fervice to the colonifts, not only in procuring a great variety of the 

 beft feeds and plants, but in pointing out the culture, the foil,.and'the 

 proper time of introducing them into the ground*. 



The following plants and feeds, were procured at the Cape and at 

 Rio de Janeiro. 



At Rio de Janeiro. 

 Coffee,— both feed and plant. 

 Cocoa, — in the nut,. 

 Cotton, — feed. 

 Banana, — plant. 



Oranges, — various forts, both feed and planU, 

 Lemon, — feed and plant. 

 Guava, — feed.. 

 Tamarind. 



* It is with regret the author is obliged to clofe this mention of fuch a valuable man, by-ftaUng 

 that he fell a facrince to the party which prevailed at the time when the Engliih forces took pof- 

 feffion of the Cape. 



Prickly 



