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 his atonihment, on eeing the mallnes of their numbers, that they hould have behaved o well, as to prevent him from ubduing the iland, as he had intended, without permitting it the benefit of a Capitulation.

The militia is, at preent, in a very repectable tate; but it would be much more o, was it to be compoed only of Englih ubjefts; for the French and other foreigners, who are incorporated therein, from not undertanding the words of command in Englih, or from a natural dilike to the ervice, pay no great attention to it; and in conequence very often throw the whole into diorder.

Here it may not be thought improper to oberve, how very diagreeable this ervice is to the generality of the foreigners, who are inhabitants of this iland; many of whom have repeatedly offered to pay a certain um annually to