Ecological problems of deforestation, soil erosion, vermin and drought led Governor Isaac Pyke in 1715 to suggest that the population be moved to Mauritius, but this was not acted upon and the company continued to subsidise the community because of the island's strategic location.
Os problemas ecolóxicos de deforestación, erosión do chan, alimañas e a seca levaron ao gobernador Isaac Pyke en 1715 a suxerir que a poboación trasladárase a Mauricio, pero isto non sucedeu e en consecuencia a compañía continuou a subvencionar a comunidade debido á situación estratéxica da illa.