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585. Some account of St Helena
the fortunate situation of their Island seem to promise Situate in a degree between temperate & warm their Soil might produce most if not all the vegetables of Europe together with the fruits of the Indies Yet both are almost totaly neglected Cabbages indeed & garden stuff in general is very good but so far from being in plenty so as to supply the Ships who touch here a scanty allowance only of them are to be got cheifly by favour from the greater people who totaly monopolize every article produced by the Island excepting only beef & mutton which the Company keep in their own hands & tho there is a market house in the town yet nothing is sold publickly nor could either of the three Kings ships that were there get greens for their Tables except only Captn Elliot the Commanding Officer who was furnishd by order of the Governor out of his own garden
Here are Plantains Peaches Lemons Apples Guavas & I beleive scarce any other
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