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the tail about two feet. It is a dish that we eat in fricassee like chickens and toads, a type of frog that we catch in the woods but without being delicate. We can say that it is not very good to carefully examine the flesh of these insects. They are strictly made of colored mucus and more condensed than ordinary mucus. We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank. No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde. There is no ambergris found in the Windward Islands. We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand. We don't see any sea lions there either. We sometimes see whales on these coasts, but they are small. We didn't catch any. Some blowers were stranded there by chance.We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne). There are some porpoises there. We catch few of them and they are such as those we see in the European seas. There are several kinds of shells among others, oysters which reproduce to tree branches called mangles. These oysters taste great. There are wonderfully hard clams. There are no mussels. There used to be a lot of crabs growing in the Windward Islands, but they have been so depopulated that they are now stopped there except on the islands inhabited by the Caribbean. There are three types of land crabs. Whites whose season is from April to mid-December. After which, they retreat into their holes to change scales. We then call them bourdi?re and they are big and very good. The red ones appear towards the end of December and retreat towards the end of April into their holes. They are not as esteemed as whites for eating boiled in water and salt but, for fricassees andbisque (soup). The reds are better than the whites. The red crab bisques are as good as the crayfish bisques in France. The third is the paletonier crab. They are purple and have very full paws

the tail about two feet. It is a dish that we eat in fricassee like chickens and toads, a type of frog that we catch in the woods but without being delicate. We can say that it is not very good to carefully examine the flesh of these insects. They are strictly made of colored mucus and more condensed than ordinary mucus. We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank. No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde. There is no ambergris found in the Windward Islands. We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand. We don't see any sea lions there either. We sometimes see whales on these coasts, but they are small. We didn't catch any. Some blowers were stranded there by chance.We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne). There are some porpoises there. We catch few of them and they are such as those we see in the European seas. There are several kinds of shells among others, oysters which reproduce to tree branches called mangles. These oysters taste great. There are wonderfully hard clams. There are no mussels. There used to be a lot of crabs growing in the Windward Islands, but they have been so depopulated that they are now stopped there except on the islands inhabited by the Caribbean. There are three types of land crabs. Whites whose season is from April to mid-December. After which, they retreat into their holes to change scales. We then call them bourdi?re and they are big and very good. The red ones appear towards the end of December and retreat towards the end of April into their holes. They are not as esteemed as whites for eating boiled in water and salt but, for fricassees andbisque (soup). The reds are better than the whites. The red crab bisques are as good as the crayfish bisques in France. The third is the paletonier crab. They are purple and have very full paws

the tail about two feet. It is a dish that we eat in fricassee like chickens and toads, a type of frog that we catch in the woods but without being delicate. We can say that it is not very good to carefully examine the flesh of these insects. They are strictly made of colored mucus and more condensed than ordinary mucus. We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank. No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde. There is no ambergris found in the Windward Islands. We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand. We don't see any sea lions there either. We sometimes see whales on these coasts, but they are small. We didn't catch any. Some blowers were stranded there by chance.We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne). There are some porpoises there. We catch few of them and they are such as those we see in the European seas. There are several kinds of shells among others, oysters which reproduce to tree branches called mangles. These oysters taste great. There are wonderfully hard clams. There are no mussels. There used to be a lot of crabs growing in the Windward Islands, but they have been so depopulated that they are now stopped there except on the islands inhabited by the Caribbean. There are three types of land crabs. Whites whose season is from April to mid-December. After which, they retreat into their holes to change scales. We then call them bourdi?re and they are big and very good. The red ones appear towards the end of December and retreat towards the end of April into their holes. They are not as esteemed as whites for eating boiled in water and salt but, for fricassees andbisque (soup). The reds are better than the whites. The red crab bisques are as good as the crayfish bisques in France. The third is the paletonier crab. They are purple and have very full paws

the tail about two feet. It is a dish that we eat in fricassee like chickens and toads, a type of frog that we catch in the woods but without being delicate. We can say that it is not very good to carefully examine the flesh of these insects. They are strictly made of colored mucus and more condensed than ordinary mucus. We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank. No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde. There is no ambergris found in the Windward Islands. We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand. We don't see any sea lions there either. We sometimes see whales on these coasts, but they are small. We didn't catch any. Some blowers were stranded there by chance.We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne). There are some porpoises there. We catch few of them and they are such as those we see in the European seas. There are several kinds of shells among others, oysters which reproduce to tree branches called mangles. These oysters taste great. There are wonderfully hard clams. There are no mussels. There used to be a lot of crabs growing in the Windward Islands, but they have been so depopulated that they are now stopped there except on the islands inhabited by the Caribbean. There are three types of land crabs. Whites whose season is from April to mid-December. After which, they retreat into their holes to change scales. We then call them bourdi?re and they are big and very good. The red ones appear towards the end of December and retreat towards the end of April into their holes. They are not as esteemed as whites for eating boiled in water and salt but, for fricassees andbisque (soup). The reds are better than the whites. The red crab bisques are as good as the crayfish bisques in France. The third is the paletonier crab. They are purple and have very full paws

the tail about two feet. It is a dish that we eat in fricassee like chickens and toads, a type of frog that we catch in the woods but without being delicate. We can say that it is not very good to carefully examine the flesh of these insects. They are strictly made of colored mucus and more condensed than ordinary mucus. We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank. No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde. There is no ambergris found in the Windward Islands. We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand. We don't see any sea lions there either. We sometimes see whales on these coasts, but they are small. We didn't catch any. Some blowers were stranded there by chance.We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne). There are some porpoises there. We catch few of them and they are such as those we see in the European seas. There are several kinds of shells among others, oysters which reproduce to tree branches called mangles. These oysters taste great. There are wonderfully hard clams. There are no mussels. There used to be a lot of crabs growing in the Windward Islands, but they have been so depopulated that they are now stopped there except on the islands inhabited by the Caribbean. There are three types of land crabs. Whites whose season is from April to mid-December. After which, they retreat into their holes to change scales. We then call them bourdi?re and they are big and very good. The red ones appear towards the end of December and retreat towards the end of April into their holes. They are not as esteemed as whites for eating boiled in water and salt but, for fricassees andbisque (soup). The reds are better than the whites. The red crab bisques are as good as the crayfish bisques in France. The third is the paletonier crab. They are purple and have very full paws

the tail about two feet. It is a dish that we eat in fricassee like chickens and toads, a type of frog that we catch in the woods but without being delicate. We can say that it is not very good to carefully examine the flesh of these insects. They are strictly made of colored mucus and more condensed than ordinary mucus. We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank. No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde. There is no ambergris found in the Windward Islands. We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand. We don't see any sea lions there either. We sometimes see whales on these coasts, but they are small. We didn't catch any. Some blowers were stranded there by chance.We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne). There are some porpoises there. We catch few of them and they are such as those we see in the European seas. There are several kinds of shells among others, oysters which reproduce to tree branches called mangles. These oysters taste great. There are wonderfully hard clams. There are no mussels. There used to be a lot of crabs growing in the Windward Islands, but they have been so depopulated that they are now stopped there except on the islands inhabited by the Caribbean. There are three types of land crabs. Whites whose season is from April to mid-December. After which, they retreat into their holes to change scales. We then call them bourdi?re and they are big and very good. The red ones appear towards the end of December and retreat towards the end of April into their holes. They are not as esteemed as whites for eating boiled in water and salt but, for fricassees andbisque (soup). The reds are better than the whites. The red crab bisques are as good as the crayfish bisques in France. The third is the paletonier crab. They are purple and have very full paws

the tail about two feet. It is a dish that we eat in fricassee like chickens and toads, a type of frog that we catch in the woods but without being delicate. We can say that it is not very good to carefully examine the flesh of these insects. They are strictly made of colored mucus and more condensed than ordinary mucus. We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank. No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde. There is no ambergris found in the Windward Islands. We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand. We don't see any sea lions there either. We sometimes see whales on these coasts, but they are small. We didn't catch any. Some blowers were stranded there by chance.We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne). There are some porpoises there. We catch few of them and they are such as those we see in the European seas. There are several kinds of shells among others, oysters which reproduce to tree branches called mangles. These oysters taste great. There are wonderfully hard clams. There are no mussels. There used to be a lot of crabs growing in the Windward Islands, but they have been so depopulated that they are now stopped there except on the islands inhabited by the Caribbean. There are three types of land crabs. Whites whose season is from April to mid-December. After which, they retreat into their holes to change scales. We then call them bourdi?re and they are big and very good. The red ones appear towards the end of December and retreat towards the end of April into their holes. They are not as esteemed as whites for eating boiled in water and salt but, for fricassees andbisque (soup). The reds are better than the whites. The red crab bisques are as good as the crayfish bisques in France. The third is the paletonier crab. They are purple and have very full paws

with large black hairs. The flesh is white but hard and tasteless. In addition to these three species of land crabs, there are several kinds of sea crabs. They're all worthless.There is also another species of crab that is caught in the ditches and ravines called feriques. They're all pretty good. There are an infinite number of seabirds on these islands. Here are the names of some of them: frigate, great gullets, fools, imps, coiroux, moets of several kinds, among which there are some quite curious ones. Hummingbirds different from those on land, nonettes made like a bird of prey. All this is worth nothing to eat, except the imps and the hummingbirds but still need much burning oil. Done at Fort Royal on December 8, 1722. Benard

with large black hairs. The flesh is white but hard and tasteless. In addition to these three species of land crabs, there are several kinds of sea crabs. They're all worthless.There is also another species of crab that is caught in the ditches and ravines called feriques. They're all pretty good. There are an infinite number of seabirds on these islands. Here are the names of some of them: frigate, great gullets, fools, imps, coiroux, moets of several kinds, among which there are some quite curious ones. Hummingbirds different from those on land, nonettes made like a bird of prey. All this is worth nothing to eat, except the imps and the hummingbirds but still need much burning oil. Done at Fort Royal on December 8, 1722. Benard

with large black hairs. The flesh is white but hard and tasteless. In addition to these three species of land crabs, there are several kinds of sea crabs. They're all worthless.There is also another species of crab that is caught in the ditches and ravines called feriques. They're all pretty good. There are an infinite number of seabirds on these islands. Here are the names of some of them: frigate, great gullets, fools, imps, coiroux, moets of several kinds, among which there are some quite curious ones. Hummingbirds different from those on land, nonettes made like a bird of prey. All this is worth nothing to eat, except the imps and the hummingbirds but still need much burning oil. Done at Fort Royal on December 8, 1722. Benard

with large black hairs. The flesh is white but hard and tasteless. In addition to these three species of land crabs, there are several kinds of sea crabs. They're all worthless.There is also another species of crab that is caught in the ditches and ravines called feriques. They're all pretty good. There are an infinite number of seabirds on these islands. Here are the names of some of them: frigate, great gullets, fools, imps, coiroux, moets of several kinds, among which there are some quite curious ones. Hummingbirds different from those on land, nonettes made like a bird of prey. All this is worth nothing to eat, except the imps and the hummingbirds but still need much burning oil. Done at Fort Royal on December 8, 1722. Benard

with large black hairs. The flesh is white but hard and tasteless. In addition to these three species of land crabs, there are several kinds of sea crabs. They're all worthless.There is also another species of crab that is caught in the ditches and ravines called feriques. They're all pretty good. There are an infinite number of seabirds on these islands. Here are the names of some of them: frigate, great gullets, fools, imps, coiroux, moets of several kinds, among which there are some quite curious ones. Hummingbirds different from those on land, nonettes made like a bird of prey. All this is worth nothing to eat, except the imps and the hummingbirds but still need much burning oil. Done at Fort Royal on December 8, 1722. Benard

with large black hairs. The flesh is white but hard and tasteless. In addition to these three species of land crabs, there are several kinds of sea crabs. They're all worthless.There is also another species of crab that is caught in the ditches and ravines called feriques. They're all pretty good. There are an infinite number of seabirds on these islands. Here are the names of some of them: frigate, great gullets, fools, imps, coiroux, moets of several kinds, among which there are some quite curious ones. Hummingbirds different from those on land, nonettes made like a bird of prey. All this is worth nothing to eat, except the imps and the hummingbirds but still need much burning oil. Done at Fort Royal on December 8, 1722. Benard

with large black hairs. The flesh is white but hard and tasteless. In addition to these three species of land crabs, there are several kinds of sea crabs. They're all worthless.There is also another species of crab that is caught in the ditches and ravines called feriques. They're all pretty good. There are an infinite number of seabirds on these islands. Here are the names of some of them: frigate, great gullets, fools, imps, coiroux, moets of several kinds, among which there are some quite curious ones. Hummingbirds different from those on land, nonettes made like a bird of prey. All this is worth nothing to eat, except the imps and the hummingbirds but still need much burning oil. Done at Fort Royal on December 8, 1722. Benard

with large black hairs. The flesh is white but hard and tasteless. In addition to these three species of land crabs, there are several kinds of sea crabs. They're all worthless.There is also another species of crab that is caught in the ditches and ravines called feriques. They're all pretty good. There are an infinite number of seabirds on these islands. Here are the names of some of them: frigate, great gullets, fools, imps, coiroux, moets of several kinds, among which there are some quite curious ones. Hummingbirds different from those on land, nonettes made like a bird of prey. All this is worth nothing to eat, except the imps and the hummingbirds but still need much burning oil. Done at Fort Royal on December 8, 1722. Benard

with large black hairs. The flesh is white but hard and tasteless. In addition to these three species of land crabs, there are several kinds of sea crabs. They're all worthless.There is also another species of crab that is caught in the ditches and ravines called feriques. They're all pretty good. There are an infinite number of seabirds on these islands. Here are the names of some of them: frigate, great gullets, fools, imps, coiroux, moets of several kinds, among which there are some quite curious ones. Hummingbirds different from those on land, nonettes made like a bird of prey. All this is worth nothing to eat, except the imps and the hummingbirds but still need much burning oil. Done at Fort Royal on December 8, 1722. Benard

with large black hairs. The flesh is white but hard and tasteless. In addition to these three species of land crabs, there are several kinds of sea crabs. They're all worthless.There is also another species of crab that is caught in the ditches and ravines called feriques. They're all pretty good. There are an infinite number of seabirds on these islands. Here are the names of some of them: frigate, great gullets, fools, imps, coiroux, moets of several kinds, among which there are some quite curious ones. Hummingbirds different from those on land, nonettes made like a bird of prey. All this is worth nothing to eat, except the imps and the hummingbirds but still need much burning oil. Done at Fort Royal on December 8, 1722. Benard

with large black hairs. The flesh is white but hard and tasteless. In addition to these three species of land crabs, there are several kinds of sea crabs. They're all worthless.There is also another species of crab that is caught in the ditches and ravines called feriques. They're all pretty good. There are an infinite number of seabirds on these islands. Here are the names of some of them: frigate, great gullets, fools, imps, coiroux, moets of several kinds, among which there are some quite curious ones. Hummingbirds different from those on land, nonettes made like a bird of prey. All this is worth nothing to eat, except the imps and the hummingbirds but still need much burning oil. Done at Fort Royal on December 8, 1722. Benard

Few turtles are caught in Saint Christophe. No more than twenty are caught in a year with a net that we call folle that the inhabitants put to the sea in the Canaries district. Sometimes in the months of July and August when the turtles strand at night on beaches to lay their eggs, the inhabitants run up to them and turn them on their backs to prevent them from walking away. The turtles are commonly two feet in diameter and weigh 150 pounds. Their scales are not suitable for anything. But we sometimes catch in these same nets another species of turtle called caret whose shell is suitable for fashioning. They sell to Europeans for 5 to 6 pounds per pound. There are some residents of Saint Christophe who equip boats to go to Turtle Island to fish for turtles where they are abundant. They salt them for food for the negroes and bring some alive. This animal can go 4 to 5 weeks without eating. They rarely do this fishing in the Cayman Islands where there are a lot of turtles because it is too far from Saint Christophe. Great and Little Cayman are located west of Saint Domingue near the island of Cuba. The Caymans are small desert islands and the English have no establishment there, but they have 14 leagues to windward of Saint Christophe a small, very flat and sandy island called Barbuda where they fish a lot of turtles. This island, which is only a league around, belongs to the heirs of General Codrington. There are horses, lots of sheep, deer and guinea fowl chickens. There is a tower equipped with some cannon guarded by 20 men hired by the Codrington. We don't take manatee...

Few turtles are caught in Saint Christophe. No more than twenty are caught in a year with a net that we call folle that the inhabitants put to the sea in the Canaries district. Sometimes in the months of July and August when the turtles strand at night on beaches to lay their eggs, the inhabitants run up to them and turn them on their backs to prevent them from walking away. The turtles are commonly two feet in diameter and weigh 150 pounds. Their scales are not suitable for anything. But we sometimes catch in these same nets another species of turtle called caret whose shell is suitable for fashioning. They sell to Europeans for 5 to 6 pounds per pound. There are some residents of Saint Christophe who equip boats to go to Turtle Island to fish for turtles where they are abundant. They salt them for food for the negroes and bring some alive. This animal can go 4 to 5 weeks without eating. They rarely do this fishing in the Cayman Islands where there are a lot of turtles because it is too far from Saint Christophe. Great and Little Cayman are located west of Saint Domingue near the island of Cuba. The Caymans are small desert islands and the English have no establishment there, but they have 14 leagues to windward of Saint Christophe a small, very flat and sandy island called Barbuda where they fish a lot of turtles. This island, which is only a league around, belongs to the heirs of General Codrington. There are horses, lots of sheep, deer and guinea fowl chickens. There is a tower equipped with some cannon guarded by 20 men hired by the Codrington. We don't take manatee...