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 of abandoning their poeions to the mortgagees in Europe.

Thee latter, it is preumed, having taken an unfavourable opinion of the mortgaged premies, from having been ufferers already in the los of coniderable ums they had lent on them; and not knowing, or not conidering the value of uch property at a future period, are unwilling to advance more; at leat the majority of the mortgagees eem to be dipoed to let their lands remain in the ame neglected, abandoned ituation they have been in thee everal years pat, to the great hindrance of the properity of that valuable iland, as well as their own detriment.

It is computed, that on an average, one year with another, there are not more than three thouand hogheads of ugar made annually in Dominica. This is certainly a very mall