1803. | 
time, fifty-feven plantations of fugar (fifty- 
fix of clayed, and one of raw, fugars), one 
hundred and twentythree of coffee, one 
of cotton, thirty-feven of indigo, and five 
guildiveries. 
Thofe of Marie Baroux and Fort Dau- 
phin had thirty-fx plantations of fugar 
(twenty nine of clayed, and feven of raw, 
fugars) feventy-one of coffce, two of cot- 
ton, ten of indigo, and four guildiveries. 
That of Lavaliere or Anaminthe had 
twenty-feven plantations of fugar (twenty- 
five of clayed, and two of raw, fugars) 
one hundred and fifty-one of coffee, two of 
indigo, and four guildiveries. 
The plain of the Cape is undoubtedly 
the moft produtive and rich part of the 
colony. It is about twenty leagues in 
length, and about four or five in breadth, 
Few countries are better watered, yet there 
is not a river for a floop to go higher up 
inland than three miles. All this exten- 
five tract is interfe&ted with roads in 
ftraight lines, bordered with hedges and 
lemon-trees. This country produces a 
greater quantity of fugar, and of a better 
quality than any other in America. 
The harbour of the Cape is excellently 
fituated for the reception of veffels coming 
from Europe. Thiofe of the greateft, as 
well as of the fmalleit, burthen lie there 
fafely and commodioufly. Itisopen only 
to the north-eaftern wind, but without 
danger from it, the entrance being ftrowed 
with reefs, that break the violence of the 
waves. 
On fumming up the riches above enu- 
merated, their totality amounted, in the 
year 1788, to feven hundred and ninety- 
two plantations of fugar (four hundred 
and fifty-one of clayed, and three hundred 
and forty-one of raw, fugars) two hun- 
dred and eighty-one of coffee, feven hun- 
dred and five of cotton, three thoufand 
and ninety-feven of indigo, fixty-nine of 
cacao, and one hundred and feventy-three 
‘guildiveries, 
Before we proceed to further confidera- 
tions on the French Part of St. Domingo, 
it mult be previoufly noticed, that there 
may be fome difference between the ac- 
counts we have given of the fettlements 
in that colony, and thofe given by others 
at the fame period; but this difference 
cannot be confiderable, and alters nothing 
in the confequences to be deduced from 
either. 
We muft acknowledge, at the fame 
time, that this ftatement is taken from the 
Defcriptive Summary inferted at the con- 
clufion of his Account of the Finances of 
this Ifland, in 1788, drawn up by M. 
Produce and Trade of St. Dominge, 
521 
Barbé Marbois, formerly Intendant of St, 
Domingo, and now in the Adminiftration 
of the National Revenue. 
Without taking upen us to vouch for 
its exactnefs, we are confident, however, 
that it deferves more credit than the gene-~ 
rality of thofe that have been publifhed on 
the fame fubjeét. 
Some of thefe are indeed fo obfcure and 
contradiftory, that it is impoflible to de- 
duce any clear calculations from them. 
Tiey differ from each other, in their efti- 
mates, to the amount of ten, fifteen, and 
twenty millions. Each writer and fpecu- 
Jator increafes or diminifhes them, in or- 
der to prove one thing or another. Ina 
word, they are not to be underitood. 
It is therefore rendering a fervice to 
readers, to {pare them the tedious difcufs 
fion of fuch matters. 
In the opinion of fome, there are only 
771,275 carreaux occupied: in the colony. 
Its furtace, however, is equal to 1700 
{quare leagues, of twenty-five to a deoree ; 
which give 5,207,524. {quare toifes. 
The carreau has 350 feet on each fide, 
which gives 3405 {quare toifes of furface. 
The French part of St. Domingo confifts, 
therefore, of 2,60r,000 carreaux, 7 
Thus, that part which is occupied, and 
of account, is to the whole furface as 
771,275 are to 2,601,000, or as three are 
to ten, 
It is computed, that this extent of 
ground contains 1134. fquare leagues, or 
157 3394.90 Carreaux of mountains ; the 566 
fquare leagues, or 867,510 remaining care 
reaux, confilt of plains, Ooihay 
From this latter proportion muft be dee 
duéted the towns, villages, roads, rivers, 
martfhes, and barren lanas, making a third ; 
which leaves 378 fyuare leagues, or 
578,340 carreaux for cultivation. 
M. De Marbois, in his Statement for 
1738, carries the extent of cultivated lands 
to 570,210 Carreaux. 
He computes the number of black 
flaves, at that time, at 405,528. / 
The number of Whites at St. Domin- 
go, which, in 1775, amounted to 32,600; 
amounted, in 1738, to no more than 
275717, of which number 14,571 were 
men, 4482 were women, and 8664 were 
children. t 
There were 21,308 freed men and wo- 
men, ainong whom the latter were fome- 
what more numerous ; but, of the 405,528 
black flaves, 174,971 were men, and only 
138,800 were women, and 91,793 were 
childyen. 
Mr. Page, in his Treatife on Political 
Economy, and the Trade of the Colonies, 
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