The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-12-06 00:00:00

ALB .OF BOURBON.

e. Wei)eigThottleent and commercial information,
IoIS 40 Mee We of Bourbon, is derivrd from an
asttertdic private coroutunicatiorl of pretty te7cttt
tir *soil prey perhaps fpund intereatill to
irony pf oar regains . t , .
iltarlsetillf "eeter* I comply with yen, rrquo:st,

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taleasasaaitate I. yea a few. 1 remarks 'thick have
•••• tpadeNlllll,l>g my residence on the 1.1..n.1 of t:nro
bile 411111101111Ctieg It. exte, t. situation. mid pr..dari.
fife.. 'Fbe island iscturodered to be about IDO

Milos in eircuinference, and is cultivated as yet
is thaw pins which border upon the sea•shore.
windward side, which comprehends th- quar-
tets of St. Denis, St. Wiry's. St. Andrea's, St.
,Ronoits. and St. Rose, are cultivated principally
title Sal sod cloves: The culnwitiou of the latter
.Mticiti, Pe Irrly, has increased Iry considerably
witbio these few yaws :-.-they calculate this present
year to iiroduce shoot-- •
of tnuttrti fined' esieb, of tate, at St.
d- •
is sad essays* . .• •
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DiSDittos Stilarys • •
s, •St. ill 141•1114 6t. 11441rews, sad tlassi
whs ship at Causimase
Dins. Si. Beftiiii 53,0114)
" Ditto, St. Rasa l.OOO

7,non
a.uois

Wye 52.01,0
sr •may &ray 10 lima pieces, to guilier thrir
;mare la the mouth of Mark, and continue until
the smooth of Aogurt. at which time they ere en-
is the height of their gathering, and con-
e uutil the IMMO of October. when their
Cello Is otastr pooled and put into the image:me+
411 deatats Nis which they take a4stecipt, and with
SW receipt purehass ray ortieler they nary want.
rattlearlionsisb themselves- with emery oecessory
tier ishorneesoins for daring •the ensuing 0011.0 n
the metipt of the keepers of the magasines of de-
* jawing as a smerrtrocy throughout the mood.
apt txeirate of Mu Boarish Jolla. per 1001 b.. of
.mmistr.
• • •• With took to the. elmuf, they are gathreil
illetbeirhot leer. They amitionce shoot the lien of
Gabber, 'ed. lush in Dettembtr. Very little
.9041600 oridpitesse a necessary for the preimiration
Of Ibis snide for market, winch has indneed el-
Illitet may plaster to 'Andorra to rinse mere or
kph it •trowly thirty years sine' the el.rve tree
vas brought to Bourbon. and it was many years
11111teetmes kept as a wetter of carinsitr. Th. 154-
meseeire. heee•ervilf its 'share he, bee.. found in
lee oe great of fiat.., that. from this parent tree.
*soy sit* plasters be.. from fifteen hundred so
Vete sheeetadlreels whit.% well produce them,
• smart. from 10 to 15 lb..' of cloves eJrti an-
•Obleltp. The 'sued price of chives is ahont ono.
*reef a Spanish dollar per French ; and
tee quantity which it is calculated will he prod ue.-d
Allis year. is et Moot four millions pounds weight. or
=thousand-bags of 100 lb.. French, • This arsi-
shipped ..partly. to Bengal and other parts of
Sadists wed partly to Romp, ; !Mlle little has been
woe to America ; but as it is ealy within right or
Murytters that soy considerable qusittity has been
Aspect*d feellis the Waal. it is MO yeti(' well known
•he this hitter three as to induce orders for large
erionsides. I however thick that c irgn or ten
will be sent to Anteriet this year. Its specific
•.weight is oboist nneethird less than coffee.

' The quarter of St. Mary's and St. Susanna
'taw cultivated piincipally in cotton. This article
'he filria long time peen at a low price and dull sale.
',Web has greatly diminished the number of planta-
tit►us. where they formerly cultivated it with gr. at
gatecess ; nor will it ever recover its vigour until a
'permanent peace shall render to the manufactories
of Great Britain and France the resources they
Have been deprived of by the war. The quality is
well known to he equal to any in the world. and
the price is usually one fourth of a Spani.h dollar
per fb.
" At Sr. Benoit*. they also raise a small quasi.
*7 of cocoa, which in quality is equal to that of
the Caravels. The quantity of four or five thou-
land poun.le, which they now produce. cannot t.e
a matter of spectilation ; but this article is suscepti-
M.• .4 hieing extended to x very g.eat degree. as it
• tetutirca less care. and xucceeds well in land which
w►n ant stunner for r,/free nr clove..

" Tor Ireaarti part or the which corn-
areheii 14 St. Paul's, Si. St. Loom, Li 11'.
vt..re rf AMnr.l, slid St. J iseph "'inner yet iii
say, S. 20,000
will St. L.w is,on hales of coffer simuilly, br-
aid a morn wail rice fur their slaves. The coffer is
gathered litre near a orinth later they to wind-
ward, soil is coosiJered of a quality superio-„. It
therefore herrn rather a hither prier.
" St. Lou,, and Li Wrier, d'Atiord prnfliiee
tn4ether, at. nit fermi nit to ten tlinusavid hales
of coffee. But a camar!••rahl• qtrti.tir) of r..ttnn or
very .apector quality i. raised here. "11.-y like-
wise cultivate a quaintly nf wheat and Lisa corn,
bother an excellent quality.
" T:iese with Sr. Mary'J tvi f
Snout, itrodlice for the etinou,nptien ut :het I la.:.

the eveeplus is shiptieci to the isle of Prance, Since
the iseiseer,tbey have in these querars renewed their
eatahisbiatmaits,Nfilich have• Dot preddted very
,Ombra* 'thisirearriatie it is to be fisted thrp,
Anil 'be seglecte.l *trio, ii the war candour..
However. es munch of their toed is only proper for
the cmitirition drifitfao,'you may always ("emirate
upon a million sod a half pounds weight of cotton
beiug raised in theie Ind the twl former quarter..
! The last quarter of Joseph eau only he said to
producelb yet about one. thousand bales of coffee,
and a quantity of claret greater in propnrtion. •
" The roads of St. Denis and St. Paul's are the
only safe roads for a ship of any comniivrabie bur-
'then, .sor are they always considered secure. From
the manila of October to the•Menth Ofilsrch. is
considered the best season; suit it is scarce known,.
.during• the ioteriondiete months, that any vessel
has met with a serious misfortune, From March
to October, precantion shnold slways be taken,
and vessels 'Would slip and get under weigh in
time, as the rollers come iu very heavy with • a
westerly wiod.•
• " llicanehorage is good both in St. Denis and
Rt. Paul's, hut hest id the latter ; and the hay of
St. Paul's is almost always sMooth sods convenient
to load. All vessels are loaded with caws, and it
is done with immense dispatch. The duty of one
dollar and a half per bide of coffee shipped nu hoard
Foreign, or half a dollsr per hale'shipried on board
Preach vessel., will always keep the linit'epat coffee
low at Bourbon.

" The Planters in this island are much in debt to
the merchants It the Isle of France, for• their an-
nual stipisly of wino., cloths, anchither necessaries,
which oblige them, to send most of their mince to
the Mauritius for sale; which subiecto them to
hearty charges and considerable risque.—They are
therefore very desirous to induce strangers to come
direct so' Minima with their cargoes and specie,
"and purchase the coffee, cotton, and cloves direct
from the first hands. which would certainly be a
mutual benefit. But the Isle of France merchanh
are so much apposed to it, that every °boucle has
been thrown in the wee, and no doubt tie new
duty of one dollar per Inn.lbs. more then formerly
on all toffee shipped on board strangers.
" The population of ilourbon is more considera-
ble than that of the lair, of France. There are at
least sixteen thousand white pentane scattered
■bout' in the different eantotia, and at least ninety
thousand slavesnreemjiloyed in its 'o'fillivittion.
very coir.iderable. Alive trade is carried on, and
many planters in &mama have not half the num-
bet of slaves they could employ to advantage."