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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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