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most satisfactory and pleasing evidence 
that it is daily increasing. The mi¬ 
ni crons, extensive, and highly cultiva¬ 
ted Plantations of Pepper, and Beetle- 
nut, which are every where rising into 
view, will, in a short time, afford large 
Cargoes of those articles, without the 
trouble and .expence of Importation. It 
is computed that there will be upwards of 
Fifteen Thousand Peculs of Pepper pro¬ 
duced on the Island this year; (1803-4) 
and that in the course of Three or Four 
s ■ 
Years more, the Plantations will yield more 
than Twenty Thousand Peculs. CofFeq 
also promises to become a valuable com¬ 
modity; this Berry lias been imported 
from different quarters, and they all thrive 
very well, and produce fine flavoured 
Coffee. The Sugar Cane grows with 
uncommon luxuriance; but as the price 
of labour is very high, the expence attend- 
i* , 
ing the making of Sugar, will prevent a 
very extensive cultivation of the Cane. 
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