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 Another very great hardhip on the owners of cattle, killed for the ue of the military hopital, was, that they were eldom permitted to have a piece for themelves, though they paid for it, but were obliged to be atisfied with the offals of the carcae. And, as for others of the Englih, a piece of bullock's liver was the mot they in general could get; and they were uually told by the French officers in the markets, "That that was too good for an Englishman."

This great detruction of the cattle in Dominica, at that time, was a fource of great diadvantages to the proprietors of the ugar plantations, thereby preventing the poibility of carrying on the culture of the ugar-cane, from the want of thoe neceary animals. And by this procedure of the French, everal of the Engliih planters were driven to the neceity of topping the further ettlement of their elates, to the great detriment of elves