WEST INDIES. 
CHAP. II.] 
73 
The capital of Grenada, by an ordinance of go¬ 
vernor Melville, soon after the cession of the coun¬ 
try to Great Britain by the Peace of Paris, is call¬ 
ed St. George. By this ordinance English names 
were given to the several towns and parishes, and 
their French names forbidden to be thereafter used 
in any public acts. The French name of the capital 
was Fort Royal. It is situated in a spacious bay, 
on the west or lee-side of the island, not far from 
the south end, and possesses one of the safest and 
most commodious harbours for shipping in the 
English West Indies, which has been lately forti¬ 
fied at a very great expense.* 
The other towns in Grenada, are, properly 
speaking, inconsiderable villages or hamlets, which 
are generally situated at the bays or shipping places 
in the several out-parishes. The parish town of 
Cariacou is called Hillsborough. 
Grenada has two ports of entry, with separate 
establishments, and distinct revenue officers, inde- 
* The town of Saint George is built chiefly of brick, and makes a 
handsome appearance. It is divided by a ridge, which running into 
the sea, forms on one side the carenage, on the other the bay: thus 
there is the Bay-town, which boasts a handsome square and market¬ 
place, and the Carenage-town, wherein the principal merchants reside, 
the ships lying land-locked, and in deep water close to the wharfs. On 
the ridu-e between the two towns stands the church, and on the pro- 
montory above it is a large old fort, which was probably construct¬ 
ed by the first French inhabitants. It is built of stone, and is large 
enough to.accommodate an entire regiment. 
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