SOME ACCOUNT OF THE NUTMEG AND ITS CULTIVATION. 
ted States, and no doubt were the heavy duty exacted in England 
lightened, the consumption would also increase in Great Britain. At 
present the duty is above the value of the article, which is any tiling 
but encouragement to our eastern colonies, and is hardly fair consi¬ 
dering that the differential duties have been done away with and that 
we have to compete on equal terms with our monopolizing neigh¬ 
bours the Patch, who take very good care to make no reciprocation 
in favor of British commerce. 
To Major Farquhar, 
Resident and Commandant , Singapore. 
Sir,—Enclosed, I transmit a list of Nutmeg and Clove Plants this 
^ . „ , day shipped on the “ Indiana” for 
100 Nutmeg Plants, in 3 boxes \ / 11 , , . 
100 Clove do. in 3 do. 3 Singapore, and put wider the lmme- 
1000 Nutmeg seeds, halfof them F diate charge of Mr Dunn, who is pro¬ 
350 Clove ditto. ( ceedmg thither on the same ship. 
25 Large Nutmeg plants and\ You will be pleased to report the 
the same number of Cloves, /condition in which these Plants are 
received, and to exert your utmost endeavours to establish the cul¬ 
tivation under your immediate authority. 
I have &c. 
(Sd.) T. S. Raffles. 
Fort Marlbro', 1 8th August , 1810. 
To the Hoifble Sir Stamford Raffles Kt. 
Lieut.-Governor, $c, Sfc., Fort Marlbro \ 
Hon’ble Sir,—I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of 
your letter dated the 18th August covering a list of Clove and Nut¬ 
meg Plants shipped on the “ Indiana” under charge of Mr. Dunn, 
and have much pleasure in informing you that the whole have been 
landed safe and in good order. 
The larger plants have been regularly planted out where it is in¬ 
tended they should remain, and the seed and smaller ones put in 
nursery beds for the present, the whole are in a thriving state,— 
you may depend on every possible attention being paid to the culti¬ 
vation of Spices, and I consider myself fortunate in having Mr. 
Brooks, a European Gardener, here, whose services will be very 
