Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 11. ciltArchibald Constable, 1823 |
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Sayfa 21
... islands , on the coast of Africa , and the residence of the Portuguese viceroy . It lies about 13 miles eastward from the island of Mayo , and abounds with high barren mountains ; but the air , in the rainy season , is very unwholesome ...
... islands , on the coast of Africa , and the residence of the Portuguese viceroy . It lies about 13 miles eastward from the island of Mayo , and abounds with high barren mountains ; but the air , in the rainy season , is very unwholesome ...
Sayfa 22
... island of Cuba , in the bottom of a bay , with a good harbour , and on a river of the same name . W. Long . 76. 44. N. Lat . 20. o . JAGO de los Cavalleros , a town of America , and one of the principal of the island of Hispaniola . It ...
... island of Cuba , in the bottom of a bay , with a good harbour , and on a river of the same name . W. Long . 76. 44. N. Lat . 20. o . JAGO de los Cavalleros , a town of America , and one of the principal of the island of Hispaniola . It ...
Sayfa 23
... island from those boister- ous north - west winds , which might be fatal to their pro- duce . The streams , though small , supply the inhabi- tants with good water , which is a great blessing , as their wells are generally brackish ...
... island from those boister- ous north - west winds , which might be fatal to their pro- duce . The streams , though small , supply the inhabi- tants with good water , which is a great blessing , as their wells are generally brackish ...
Sayfa 24
... island in 1786 , as prefixed being ) , and a clerk . The supreme court of judicature by Mr Beckford to bis descriptive account of Jamaica . has a chief justice , and 16 assistant judges ; attorneygeneral ; clerk of the court ; clerk of ...
... island in 1786 , as prefixed being ) , and a clerk . The supreme court of judicature by Mr Beckford to bis descriptive account of Jamaica . has a chief justice , and 16 assistant judges ; attorneygeneral ; clerk of the court ; clerk of ...
Sayfa 25
... island amount to about 300,000l . annually , Jamaica currency . They are derived from taxes , consisting chiefly of a duty on negroes imported , an excise on rum , & c . a poll tax on slaves and stock , and a rate on rents and wheel ...
... island amount to about 300,000l . annually , Jamaica currency . They are derived from taxes , consisting chiefly of a duty on negroes imported , an excise on rum , & c . a poll tax on slaves and stock , and a rate on rents and wheel ...
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