5 6 Seafon for European Ships. 
Knife the very upper part of the Sugar, 
which will be a little fullied , that which 
is underneath will be White almoft to the 
bottom; and fuch as is called Brazil Sugar 
is thus Whitened. When I vi^as here this 
Sugar was fold for 50 r. per 100 ib- and the 
Bottoms of the Pots, which is very courfe 
Sugar, for about 20 s.per 1 00 Jfe. both forts 
being then fcarce ; for here was not enough 
to lade the Ships , and therefore fome of 
them were to lie here till the next Sea- 
foh. 
The European Ships commonly arrive 
here in February or March^ and they have 
generally quick Paffages ; finding at that 
time of the Year brisk Gales to bring them 
to the Line, little Trouble, then, in crof- 
fing it, and brisk E. N. E. Winds after- 
wards to bring them hither. They com- 
monly return from hence about the latter 
end of Maj^ or in June,' ’Twas faid when 
I was here that the Ships would fail hence 
o the 20th day of May ; and therefore they 
were all very bufy, fome in taking in their 
Goods, others in Careening and making 
themfelves ready. The Ships that come 
hither ufually Careen at their firft coming ; 
here being a Hulk belonging to the King 
for that purpofe. This Hulk is under the 
charge of the Superintendent I fpoke of, 
who has a certain Sum of Mony for every 
Ship that Careens by her. He alfo pro- 
vides 
