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For thefe reafons, we fhall divide into 
two feStions what we propole to fay con 
cerning St. Domingo ;, the firft fhall treat 
of the French, the fecond of the Spanith 
Part. 
FRENCH PART OF ST. DOMINGO. 
In order to render inftruétive what we 
have to fay concerning this part, we fhall 
give a de{cription of the places moft noted 
for trade, accompanied with fome parti- 
culars relating to the progrefs of com- 
merce, culture, and population in that 
part. This method feems preferable to a 
mere nomenclature, which approaches pof- 
fibly nearer to the analytic form, but does 
not, in our opinion, appear equally adapt- 
ed to the fubjeét we are treating of. 
The French Divifion of St. Domingo 
may be diftributed into three parts, the 
North, Weft, and South. 
In the Southern Parts is the Canton of 
Jacquemel, comprifing the fub-divifions 
of Jaconel, and the Cayes of Jacquemel and 
Baynel. This canton ftretches along a 
coaft thirty-fix leagues in length, but ex- 
tends not far into the land, and is very un- 
equal in breadth, It is one of the leaft 
wealthy portions of the ifland, ftoney, 
mountainous, and expofed to droughts. It 
contained, however, before the Revolu- 
tion, nearly fixty plantations of coffee, 
one hundred and twenty-nine of indigo, 
eighty-nine of cotton, three of cacao, and 
one ot fugar. 
Next isthe Canton of St. Louis, wherein 
are the fub-divifions of St. Louis, Aquin, 
Cavaillon, and Fonds des Negres.. It lies 
to the weft of the canton of Jacquemel. 
In it are cultivated indigo, coffee, and cot- 
ton. It extends about twenty-four leagues 
on the fea-fhore, and from two tonine into 
the land. It contained, before the infur- 
rection of the Negrces, thirty-two planta- 
tions of fugar, thirty-nine of coffee, 
‘twenty-eight of cotton, two hundred and 
fifty-feven of indigo, two of cacao, and 
eighteen guildiveries. The produce of 
this canton is fhipped-off at St. Louis. 
St. Louis is a fettlement with a very 
good harbour for fhips of the line. The 
circumjacent lands are fertile, and mofily 
Jaid out in fugar and indigo. The fub. 
divifion of Sr. Louis is watered by the ri- 
ver of that name, which contributes to the 
fertilization of its foil. 
The fub-divifion of Cavaillon extends 
only three leagues along the coaft, but 
It is inter. ' 
reaches nearly nine in-land. 
feted by a river liable to overflowings, 
Two leagues from its mouth isa port, 
where the produce of this fub-divifion is 
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fhipped, confifting of fugar, indiga, coffee, 
and cotton. 
The plain of Cayes, in the canton of 
that name, lying weft of the preceding, 
poflefles an excellent foil, and affords the 
primeft productions; the rains are moré 
copious in this thas m the other cantons ; 
and it Has, moreover, three rivers for the 
watering the plantations. 
There were, in the plain of Cayes, and 
the fubdivifion of Torbeck, in 1788, one 
hundred and ten plantations cf fugar, 
(twenty-four of which were of clayed, and 
eighty-fix of raw fugars) fixty-nine plan- 
tations of coffee, feventy-fix of cotton, 
one hundred and feventy-five of indigo, 
two of cacao, and eight guildiveries, 
The Cantons of ‘Yiburon and Coteaux 
occupy twelve leagues of coat, and reach 
from two to five in land. 
Tiburon terminates the coaft of St. Do- 
mingo, on the weftein extremity of the 
fouthern part of the ifland. The road off 
this port is not confidered fufficiently fate 
againft tempeftuous weather, 
The Cantons of Tiburon and Coteaux 
had, in 1788, two plantations of fugar, 
twenty-four of coffee, twelve of cotton, 
one hundred and fixty-nine of indigo, and 
four of cacao. 
The expreffion of —Weft of the Colony 
— is fometimes applied to that part which 
is oppofite to the fouthern,coaft, in the pe- 
ninfula.that begins on the eaft at the can- 
tons of Jacquemiel and Great Goave, and 
ends at Cape Tiburon ; but this expreflion 
feems to be very ill applied. 
Following the coaft from eaft to weft, 
and proceeding northwards in this part of 
the ifland,; we come to the Canton of Je- 
remy; and its fub-divifions of Jeremy, and 
Cape Dame-Mary, containing together, at 
the laft-mentioned date, eight plantations 
of fugar, one hundred and five of coffee, 
thirty of cotton, forty-four of indigo, one 
of cacao, and fix guildiveries. 
Next follow the cantons of Great and 
Little Goave, Anfe-a-veau, and Petit 
Trou, richly productive, and extending 
upwards of twenty leagues along the 
ceaft, with an inland breadth of five or 
fix. It is chiefly at little Goave, that the 
produce of this part of the colony is fhip- 
ped for The Cape, or for Europe. 
Anfe-a-veau and Petit Trou contained, 
in 1788, feventeen plantations of fugar, 
eleven of coffee, feven of cotton, one hun- 
dred and eighty-four of indigo, one of 
cacao, and feven guildiveries. 
Little Goave and Great Goave had, at 
the fame date, twenty-five plantations of 
fugar, fifty-two of coffce, twenty-five of 
3X2 cotton 
