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which would accrue to this Settlement, 
were the Exportation of I^epper produced 
on the Island, direct to the London Market 
on the Honourable Company's Ships, once 
established; nor would these advantages 
be confined to the Settlement alone, as 
considerable benefit, it is confidently pre¬ 
sumed would also arise to the Honourable 
Company from this branch of Commerce. 
The experiment at least appears worth the 
trial; all the expenccs attending it, will 
be apparent at one view, and even if the 
flattering expectations which are now 
entertained should not be fully realized, 
still there is no prospect'of risk, or loss, 
attending the measure. To the Pepper, 
the product of the Island, many other ar¬ 
ticles might be added, if required, as 
Rheubarb, Gallingal Root, Turmeric, 
Cochineal, &e. &c, 
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One of the most convincing proofs 
