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 French officers, for their bad treatment of the Englih, at the rik of loing their own lives.

During five years and a quarter, the time that the iland of Dominica was in poeion of the French, it was reorted to by no veels from Old France; nor was any of the produce of the Englih plantations exported to that kingdom during this period; but part of it was ent in neutral bottoms to the Dutch iland of Saint Eutatius, before its capture by Admiral Rodney; and from thence it was exported to England, under the mot extravagant expences and los to the proprietors.

Other parts of the produce were ent in Dutch veels, which were engaged for the purpoe in England, to Rotterdam, where, on their arrival, the ugar in particular old from ixteen to eighteen pounds terling per hoghead. After