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THE white inhabitants of Dominica are compoed of Englih, French, Spaniards, Italians, and Genoee, who are natives of thoe countries in Europe, or their iue, born in the Wet Indies; which latter are called Creoles, to diftinguih them from Europeans. There are alo ome few Americans, white people, who are called American refugees, and who retired thither after the etablihment of the lat peace, and independence of North America.

The Britih inhabitants conit of Englih, Scotch, Irih, and the aid American refugees, who