 | Richard Brookes - 1812 - 832 pages
...ftadtholder; but, on their acquifition of the Cape of Good Hope, they deferted it; and it continued unfettled till the French landed here in 1720, and gave it the name of one of the fined provinces in France. In 1810, it was taken from them by the Enplifh. The ifland is 150 miles... | |
 | Richard Brookes - 1812 - 822 pages
...It then ri nvinrd uniuhabited, till thcFi-ench hm'.^l there in 1720. This island it about 45 leagues in circumference. The climate is healthy, but the soil not very fertile. There art: many mount.iins, some of which are st: high that their lops are covered with snow ; they produce... | |
 | Richard Brookes - 1827 - 756 pages
...them by the British, to whom it was ceded in 1814. The island is 150 m in circuit, and the climate healthy, but the soil not very fertile. There are many mountains, some of which have their tops covered with snow ; but they produce the best ebony in the world. The valleys are watered... | |
 | Charles Williams - 1828 - 946 pages
...them by the British, to whom it was ceded in 1814. The island is 150 m. in circuit, and the climate healthy, but the soil not very fertile ; there are many mountains, some of which have their tops covered with snow ; but they produce ttie best ebony in the world. The valleys are... | |
 | Charles Williams - 1828 - 530 pages
...British, to whom it was ceded in 1814. The island i:> 150 m. in circuit, and the climate healthy, hut the soil not very fertile ; there are many mountains, some of which have their tops cotered with snow ; hut they produce the hest ehony in the world. The valleys are watered... | |
 | Richard Brookes - 1832 - 864 pages
...; but, on their acquisition of the Cape of Good Hope, they deserted it ; and it continued unsettled till the French landed here in 1720, and gave it the name of one of the finest province« in France. It is 150 m. m circumferrence. The climate is healthy ; but the soil not very... | |
 | Jeremiah N. Reynolds - 1835 - 616 pages
...Stadtholder but on their acquisition of the Cape of Good Hope, they deserted it ; and it continued unsettled till the French landed here in 1720, and gave it the...name of one of the finest provinces in France. It is one hundred and fifty miles in circumference The climate is healthy, but the soil not very fertile.... | |
 | Jeremiah N. Reynolds - 1835 - 648 pages
...Cape of Good Hope, they deserted it ; and it continued unsettled till the French landed here in 1 720, and gave it the name of one of the finest provinces in France. It is one hundred and fifty miles in circumference The climate is healthy, but the coil not very fertile.... | |
 | Richard Brookes - 1838 - 840 pages
...on their acquisition of the Cape of Good Hope, they deserted it ; and it continued misetUed till (he French landed here in 1720, and gave it the name of...are many mountains, some of which are so high, that (heir tops are covered with snow ; tm:y produce the best ebony in the world. The valleys are well watered... | |
 | Richard Brookes - 1839 - 828 pages
...1720, and gave it the narne of one of the finest provinces in France. It is 150 m. in circumferrence. The climate is healthy ; but the soil not very fertile....snow ; they produce the best ebony in the world. The valfeys are well watered with rivers, and are made very productive by cultivation, of which sugar is... | |
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Prince Maurice, their Stadtholder but on their acquisition of the Cape of Good Hope, they deserted it ; and it continued unsettled till the French landed here in 1720, and gave it the name of one of the finest provinces in France. 
