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Page 151
... Jamaica and Barbados held . In 1782 Rodney and Hood intercepted de Grasse who , after his ap- pearance in Chesapeake Bay , was preparing to attack Jamaica . They defeated him and captured the French flagship in the battle of the Saints ...
... Jamaica and Barbados held . In 1782 Rodney and Hood intercepted de Grasse who , after his ap- pearance in Chesapeake Bay , was preparing to attack Jamaica . They defeated him and captured the French flagship in the battle of the Saints ...
Page 154
... Jamaica , and his nefarious exploits were described by an eye - witness , ' In a Piece of Natural and Humane History ( that ) Informeth as ( with huge novelty ) of as great and bold attempts , in point of military conduct and valour as ...
... Jamaica , and his nefarious exploits were described by an eye - witness , ' In a Piece of Natural and Humane History ( that ) Informeth as ( with huge novelty ) of as great and bold attempts , in point of military conduct and valour as ...
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... Jamaica , there was little adequate peasant agriculture ; the descendants of slaves were naturally feckless ; apt , it was said , to drink too much rum on Sundays to work with much conviction the next day . The East Indian immigrants ...
... Jamaica , there was little adequate peasant agriculture ; the descendants of slaves were naturally feckless ; apt , it was said , to drink too much rum on Sundays to work with much conviction the next day . The East Indian immigrants ...
Contents
Preface | 9 |
The Island Base | 21 |
The Muscovy Company Persia and | 33 |
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