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IT is now abo've a Tear Jince fome Gentlemen meeting together accidentally^ fell ufon the Indies, in cafe of a War. ^. ^ H H T ^I C \ ' ' A Veer of thus Realm came in towards the datter end of the €onje^tipri^ and d^ihg fbme further Information^ upon that Sui'jeW^ in order to acquaint His Majefty with ^em^ one of the Gentlemen writ the following Papers^ intending to han^'waiHed tfp^ his Lor^j^jSi^ '^eni: But that Lord being Jince deadytbeAu^ tbor fhirtis k nc$^ tmpffoper $o make'^effi Fub- lick. ,-:^,.::^^^ ' . - >^. ^ , . • ■ ", - r - J* - , ■ . - ■ -^ ■* ^. .- .-" r- ' «... •^ i: ' ■ .Ul '' }!. i ' J ' ^ ' > ' i ' 1 \T t *. ' ¥*•( PRO- OT t < I ■ iifc FrajfofaU for carrying on an EffeBud War ^'' m America againfi theVt^<^and .:.:. Spaniards.. ..^/j.^^.^rJi hu ^O L L lEur^e ^is ju^tjf alaim'4 at the Sacceffipa of .%»i^ fo unexpeSiedly falling to the HouTe^ of Bourbm^ alFeady te>o great : The entity Reconcili- «rtipn, arid^ asn^aybefaid^ Unioii of thefe two farmidable A^^narchies^ cwnot b^t with gpod Reafons caij^ the utmoft J^- iQufies k all their Neighbours^ who m^ be in danger of becoming jdieir frey* Idfo- much diat a general OGNflSMeiaGy^ arid w^- cepiented Leagiie is s^bfolittdy neceflfafy to fupport a vi^oroas and fndden Wtir. : ^i if you give thefe two Powers time, they will mtx€ firnly imite tc^ether^ indnc'd to it by the Apprehenfions they h(ive qi other * Nalioiis. Hie French witt inlpire the Spaniards with their a^Te ^d mar^ tial Temper, / /r > ;\^itH tbek Att' pf @cwfnf^{BjS»t and Ma^ }5, B aagement 11 ! ; f! ],i It. V' :-£'■ nagemcnt of their Revenues, with their Me- thods, of advancing and engroffing Trade ; and we muft expeft in a (hort time to fee the, Ric{i^s of the We^^Indksf2([[ ititp tl\c Hands pf thefe t^pN^tipn^^and tli^y ex^ dude all others. ''* ' * ' » .. ^ , . i Of all their Neighbours the Englijb have the greateft Intereft tq hinder this Mifchiefy -^ttd'i^iy^el^ W;t^ th^ can ^nd 6u^ t6^ db it ; fificc its'Gdionas are fo vaft arid populo^, znd^fmce America is the bnly Place where £fi|;/tfnrf ca,n WfeU With Hdnow and Pfbfit enlarge its Donf>i- -ftioris^^aftd rfcainB«6me the ^dft 'poteiit -Nition iti tli* -^brtd: l*Li)d it logks as if 'Prbyiderice had /pointed out thiat twiy, when we c6rifidieLth6^%a[ft^ Iiicrcafe of the £hW|* lii the IFe^fickef. W^ ^^ ^- fi^ ^'' J^- a '^^ l%e'^ng^ eafifji' hliii iffl the French Golohies in Amemdy^rid AiUtiW the Spaniards oMt of their vaft, but Jll-fiirti- fed Plantations : lliey aie etfeniiriate and %cta^d^ '- furrehdcr 16 ft'^efferat fineftiy, ^ afid -riiariyj oif W ate willing .tol$fc fefif^eA to 5pim, wher^ thiey have Eftates in Liaiid or Mony. ^ •^- -^f The Spaniards h^ve poflefs*d the Foun- tains of Gold and Silver Ibng enbigh, 'tis high time they^ffibU^^ pafs iiSo -the Hitids » .. • n '■•* (7) of the EngUJh^ who have in the fame part of the World fo' many •populous Colonies, and out of which young People may be drawn, and ftarifported to better Places, as SAvarms out of Bce-hives^ to the incredible Advantage; of the Natioa in general. ' »' / If four and twenty Years Experience in thofib Parts , fome Employments not very inconfiderable in P^ace'and Wiar, which the Writer J of this Papei: has had among the Englijh and the French:^ if having feen and b^n concerned in n^oft, if not all the Aftions that hive been in thofe Countries 5 if all thefe Things ean enabte him to judge •rightly qf the! J^tter^^ he thinks that he mayi Upon vety good Grounds affirm, That a War in America m^yr)^ very prafticable, .and, with God's Affiftange, very fuccefsful. -r: The iMtfcaf riagesi4ndiill5 SUccds pf moft ;of the Undertakiftgs^ there id the la^ War, and the great Mortality which fell among the Forctsfeoit thither , is perhaps an Ofc^ leftiony bjufcnjftnyTbings: niay be reply'd t6 It: 'The; Iiwjapacity of .mofl^of the-Gom^ manders , their little Skill in Military 'Af- fairs, the Difaffeftion in: fome , the want dP DifcipUne arid Order in general : And ydUfindyiadd to this; tj^ itiPraaices about the Plunder; fuch Difoi'ders will hinder hj V the ).;■ Ik ■t IT' mmm the bed Troops from doiog any *.»»e, much more fuch' People as thofe Forces composed of. ' " •""' ?^"' ' ' M R> T.>^ "im.: r As to the Mortality and the grejit Lofs of Men it could not well be otherwife with unruly^ drunken and diffolute People, who felling Sick had no Body to alBft and look to 'em. Good Difcipline, good Or- der, good Provifion« ^ good Phifick, ztd fochlike Neccflkrie^^ would certainly re- medy all thefe Evib, / ^ ^ i:^ v >^i;M -s -j^t I do here with all Submiffion and Rc< fpeft , propofe a Method by wfcich I afti perfuaded, that a War ffiay be carried dn in Affiirica with very little Charge, I mean by managing the Pmnder and other Things of that Nature, in fuch a manner ad the propoKed Wat fhould feed and maintain^ it felfj and there is tfo doubt but that' making War^ in a rich Country, tf Afeirs are rightly and honeftly carried, the Gon- <}ner'd People may be made to defray the Charges, and fd confequently die War wiH he enabled to fuppott atid mabitain ie felf.* r i likewife prc^^ofe to raife Forces ais foon ^ poffible in all the Colonies otaic of the young Peopk , who eould be unore eaOy transported any wheref i I' would ctder them all inta Independant Ccnipanies^ each • ' " of X' \' ' (9) of a loo Centinds, with i Captain, 2 I^ieu- tenants, t Enfign, and 4 Serjeants : When they form a Batalion, or go upon Service, the Eldeft or Senior Officer ftiould command. b:i. Regimenting of Forces isfubjed to a great many Inconveniences, and is of no Uib when the Regiment is not altogether, and ferves in different Places ; befides that , the State- -Major takes up all the Spoil. ; ziji.i^^ f. . .^ /- All the Standing^Fbrces the French have in 'AmBrkdf and all their Militia are Independant Gorapanies. When thay draw into a Batali- txi, the Senior Officer takes the Right Hand, and every other according to the Seniority of tiu?irO>mmiiIiQq ; ia that the Service is per- formed as well as if they hadColdnelS) Lieu- tenantf^^Goldneis and Majors, and it faves the Ring a great* Sum df Mony. tioot ii.'iz.u • > ^- ^hopshis Ma wfty niay think it conveni* eat to Model after didt manner the Forces raifed here in JSw/flwi to be fent to the Weil* Indies^ feice in a Scries of Time it would fave a great Sum of Mony , pleafe very much the Mlitia , and take of£ ail Occalions of DifTa-* tis£idian tod Murmurings about die DiviHon of Spoil and Plunder, which jnight then be aH equally divided to diefeveral Companies^ wididut diftinftion o£ Standing and Militia Forces, f Tile Militia lievcr repines at the iciir ^' G , ; ' .Right i ! ii \ 4 'L-t I' >- ' ( lo) Right Hand and Poft of Horiaur being taken by the Standing Forces, but 'cahnat willingly lee thcfe who are allow'd Pay , ' • pretend to a greater Share than they who have no Salary, and endure commonly more Hardfhip, and are ufually put upon more difficult Service. *^r The well ordering of Plunder, and juftly and impartially dividing it , is of very/great Confequence; all our Divifions and Mifun^ der (landings proceeded from thence. It! (f\ * At the ticking of St Cbrifiophers Comt were very bufy about getting, hiding, fecurii^ and tranfporting of Plunder^ whilft otheriwcre intent on Service, aind minded theiE Duty:; fo that the Divifion of tihe Spoili afnddPhidder was not? :^ftly made: , >ni ii ^« l-v^ ^ri; i; .ii^i, ' I would provide gbod^Anns ind goddPow^ der ; and as mod of thofe Gountfies-have ftorc of Horfes ,1 would carry d great number of fmall, ordinary Saddlesiand Bridles, to mount the greateft part of the Forces and msrke 'em Dragoons, the moft ufeful fort of Troopsv People in thofe Parts ufe upon Travelling in Woods, or fiich like Places^ to carry along with 'iem each Mair his Pavilion tofleep under and defend him from Gnats , a moft trouble- fomeand intolerable Infeft, and of an extras- ordinary bignefs in fome places. ThisPivi^ Hon is made of thia Canvas^ .in fuch a. Form :^n' that ( H > that being fpread and fupported upon fome Sticks planted in the Ground, a Man lies un- der it, the Canvas falling like the Curtains of a Bed, and fo leaves no room for Gnats to get in. The Man has his Fufee between his Legs, and lies upon fome Grafs or Leavesj and in a March carries his Pavilion like a Shoulder-Bek. Tents would never hinder riie Gnats. This is the Bbcaneers-feftion, and by thefe M^ani their Incampments are foon made afid (bon railed. v. I'^^MisK/ r; Every Soldier Ihou'd haHre » good Fufee with a , Bagonet of that fort that he may firf? crfFWs Fufee with the -Bagonet fix'd ; one Pi^ ftcil and' »^gt!)od^Sword^1ind orie Pavilion ; to every four Men I wou'd give a Brafs-po# well Tihn'd within to drefe Viatuals^i. and a good Hatchet. > ^ *^^vf-,«., > : ? .. Of CWnanee I woidd ' carry eight Brafs^ Gufi§ of dghtfien or at leaft twelve pounds Bullet, fome hollow Bullets, and 5 or 4 Mojr^ tar-pieccs of the middle Size ; a great nunx^ btw: of Shells, fome Field-pieces, ftpreoP Hand-Grienadoe«v aod all Ingredients for Cair^' caffes and Fire^works , with a good quantity ^ of the bed Gunpowder , together withalb Tools neceffary for Miners and Pioneers, y > Among the Shipping I wou'd have t^o Bomb^Ketcheft; Out of every Ship may be^ :^w '•"■t'v ' '' drawBu drawft a fufficient number of People to ferve tlie Batteries or any Service afhore for fonie time. Thefe alfo to be ordered into Inde> pendant Companies. >'-^ 'i* r Befides the Forces to be fent from Europe^ his Majefty may, out of all his Dominions in America^ without any Danger or Prejudice to 'em, draw a great number of brisk and adive People , fending thither before-hand Some* body that fliould carry 'em his Commiffions^ and encourage 'em to be ready to gp where the Service fliould require ^ and Lift 'etn to that purpofe. The GM&ers would Inftmft and Excriife 'em in the mean while, iMitil they fliould be carder*d to March towkfdB ihe Rendezvous, --''''iM i>-*vv.v^' i nsiv; ^yui v-ov^ oi What I propofe of the number of People which may be drawn from every place^ may, be alter'd naoye or lefs as the, Officer fent, and the Governors of the refpe6Hve Places fliall judge for the beft; .s:^i iiiK / Such an Army well govern'd, and wanting no Neceflarics nor Supplies nf€qu€ficef dF it } " ^ . the .. ' pri- tqfrj5ublick ^1^ Slaves, ^^ of In- gars, To- l?g.^'all re- ;e^^d^othing jn. and (erv'd fe?¥eKin^ Ufe, andfj to be ¥iinder'd But ClothQ loofe P88ny, whidi may be alio j^p^i^^rable : And if out of the Produce of tHe j^^^ Goods ?^fned ancMeferved, d^^-^^^^ be plc^^ to give^uch a G^^ty .iJiirfie may think fiP?Q his Staging Foifc^ ^^^^ as may SSrount to l|^lf-pay / sm^^h^^ Pay tohisl^da, it would (I,ct>nefive) fatisfie every ^^^ and pteyent Dito^j^^cs a,nd Mur- murin gS^^ r ecko^ Ae NrfmBer of People each Coioiw may T^nd, after this following manner^ S L» ,\ << ^^nr|rao3 H^bjoi ■u ^ys "JK ': - -. nV. ,mM ^q i^? if Ih nl \ • > »? U•Ai:r^ATV It" -^Cf ilOii; ^^'Hii if 11 "i: #• s §n!f!^ ii:..-ijj^^.r!f; .'iilJ ?t>fir;i !.m^5?°' b'vi'Jl i'DL • 3lv]iJTv.w^ii'i o]?n tifJ Y^'^n i'jirl// .vl^Rl tilool. ^^ni^;olfdi^ifb '^'-x^l^ ■b'rrTr v£iiii vn)lc;> floro Officers 4. to each Company, 59^ ' *^ -.•/■'" In alt 15496 Men. His Majefty fending out a general. Pardon and Amnefty to all Buckaneer-Pyrates, would foon bring in a great number of 'cm of all Nations: They agree well together againft the Spaniards , would be fit for any Service, and foon beat Jamaica. The '- THt^Ttnch fliajr have ifl Aote^ica^ by wha^ ViMd oVCeHe my Self ahd le^m of Others, Men fit for Setvice. -~-s^^ -- ...,,. .r/vi4i-vw ■'O^-^'^OifftU'l /^ijiv -Yi jnarttntco^ . » lr^aps' not b^^^^ mjiiy i titey are difj^f^'a into feverat Places' . verjr^ V ! f- i!j' ■ H ;!!■! 11 very diftant oi^e fr^ ^fW^jJf! rl'TM'i^#f ^<^ be pieHev^jd, .it we mhrt)^ qpnfito^ M.^M>Pt litioh of the Sfmiaras in' l^eaeral ;.j^^^ j^^' rennefs of th^ir Women, and the Nature of the Countn^^ where ^hey^jjjjfq^^ff^ the moft part fettlecT:^ ,yik^K * New^Enpana^nd ^i)S^?¥.4^ afford fome thoufands o|?^en n^Qj^^gin;I^ntion,Fi?rgi/2i« efpecially, |s^^ich h^^^^poA^I:^^ Neigh- bours to f^ax'^ Two ^t'wM ^ the Inhabi- tants of New-England , ,^^.^^^ of Pef- catway^ Acaate^_2iX\A. ^^/^^^^^^ •) live and depend upon tlfe Fifhing-Trade ; the beft half of their Shi^sg^o for S^jn^-^ortugal^ and the Stretghts ; ^b reft are employed in Voyages to the Southern Cojp^;^^^^^^^^ reople, if we have a vVarm \v:fJQt. terat leilure, and may be yi^y ferviceam^.^ ,^ tii what I pro- pofe about t1ie,IQands an ^^^Ipn may arife, That they friuft keep t^^!>if^^fe|ple to guard and defend tbemfelves. ^ iButlms may be re- mcdy'd by Tranfporting thltl^er good Num- bers of Scotch Servants, engaged to ferve as ufually fpijt fo m;^ny Years The Planters like ^em very Wefl i and will freely entertain 'em. Tljey woul^ fopn learn thp iffe of theijr Aotk, aiia H^li^ to guard and defeti^ theB^f^^'A!.;^ ^3^A 1 cbnfider the great Incpiivemefic^ wtiicft:! have ofbfervid to ,^?ttqid giving .pt the l^T s the Plunder to Soldiers, the DiffiottltiVs or ra- ther the Impoffibilities of dividing it tp their Content and Satisfad^ion, I cannot but urge .and in0ft again on what I had but hinted at before, That his Maj^fty would be pleafed to grant and fend his Commiffions to all the Offi- c«^rs to pe ralsd. to encourage them the bet- ter, and to allow 'em all, Officers and Sol- diers , fuch a Pay 9S they may deferve and efteem juft , confidering that they fhall have, jwhilft upon Service, all trovifions and Am- munitions found at the King's Charge. , (And the King may eafily do it providing lii time gopd ftore of Beef and Pork from Ireland; of Beef-pork, Salt-fi(h, Bisket and Peafe from New England ; and a Ship or two loaded with Salt, if poffible from France^ being the beft to preferve Flefli and Fi(h. . • ,^ " * ^ There is in mod parts of America a vaft num- l)er of Cattel wild and tame, of Sheep, Goats, and Hogs , finding Viftuals for every Body : Killing and Deftroying of Cattle and Stock (hou'd be ftrlftly forbidden , and you may procure People , as Butchers andfuch-like, whofe whole Bufinefs would be to Drefs and Salt fuch Meats. There is alfo in fome places a great quantity of Manatees or Sea-Cows, of Turtles, and other fort of Flfh, The lilands likewife will fumifli abundance of Rum^ Lime- juice, and Su^ar to make Drink. ^^;^j \_ ;^ • \ til I I, I > v^irt w .,,r,., IN if ^ If the King would be ple|j^M to fend fome few Officers of the Mint in his Fleet, with all Things n^ceflary for Coining : They may ei)in theSfiaxvA GblB ai^^ Silver that (liould fall into our Hariis^ aiid the Arn^'y might be paid with it : This way would make a large Addition to the Ep^lifli Coin, to th^ great and general feenefit o^ the NJation. • '' ^ ''" ''^ The ta^ihg of Canada niav be eafie enoi^gh if we attack it at oqce both by^ea and Land, and not as it was doriie ktely by very unskilful People. The keeping of Canada^ and fetling and fortifying that ferge Tlland of Nev^qun^ land^ will hindpr the French Sfom Ififliiiig upon the great Bank,, and G^nfequently dimi' nifli greatly, if not totally ruin their IVl^rii- tine rower. - \ -. - Martinico is the only place of Strength the French haV^ in Americay its ]f«*ort-Royal is ini- pregnable any oth^er way than by Famine, but it may eafily.. be bombarded, whereby you may ruin, and burn the Houfes and Buildings in it; and perhaps the very Magazines and Cifterns, after which thev c-annot iubfifl: Ion and will be forc'd to Surrender. "" '. ^''^' Granada is of very little Strength, having- " iw Inhabitants : Its Fort is on th V but top a Hill , and was furprizM and taken by one £ra/5w«j a tingle iDutch Privateer : Its Harbour md capable of hold i&very lai^e. ing many of the />f. ( r9 T .the gr^ateft Ships. This Ifland is not fubjeft' to Hurricanes, its Situation lying near Trinity Ifland and the Spanifli Coaft; and thofe other places by which mod: of the Spanifli Ships pafs in going to thtk WeSt-India Plantations, makes it very confiderable. . .\ '-l, • ..^.^. .,r/ 'It has many Rivers of excellent Water, the Land. is Hilly about the Harbour and the North-fide , but towards the South and WefF very kvel ; Cacao-Trees and the Vanilio grow there naturally. . r - v ■ -» In lieu of fending two Regiments ( as it is difcourfed of) to Jamaica^ I would only draw Detachments from all the Regiments here in England and Ireland^ perhaps alfo from Scot-i land', model 'em all into Independant ComiJ Sanies, and give 'em Commanders out of the Reformed and Half-pay Officers: y.i: f >/ '/Ii:xfb*/ ,; The Regiments keeping afl their Officers would foon Recruit and be fiU'd again** with new Soldiers, who would prefently be Difci- plin'd ; and thefe Independant Companies would be as Serviceable as if they were Re^ gimented , and be of lets Charge to the ;1 would alio Propofe to fend thefe Com . panics as foon as poflible to the North-Conti- nent of America : For Example,, two to NewJ ^^^ , : - 4;^ iei V t » foundtandy }> ft ^■ u ' ■V ■i fit ill I Hi ■; : ■Ili r ( 50 ) founilanl^ fix to Is^w England ^ four to New Tork , and (b of all the other Companies ; it would make no great Noife, and Alarm no Body , not being likely to be thought or pre- fum'd to intend farther than the Defence of all thofe Places. The Tran(port from that Northern Continent to the Southward is very eafie , and may be done at any time together with the Provifions, all the Parts of tkw Eng^ land having great number of Ships of their own. The fending of two Regiments to the Ifland ofjamdica will caufc many Inconveniences. Jdmdkd is 'unhealthy, and many will be fick and die before you can bring 'em to Aft ion ; theNorthern i^rtsof Jmericd are as healthy as EffgUnd ; Jamaica lies to the Leward of all the frencfj Co- lonies, fo that it is very difficult and fometimes impoffi- ble, always very tedious, and long, to turn up to the Windward; the Winds are contrary, and the Current's againft you very often fo rtrong, that a brisk favourable wefterly Wind cannot make you overcome it. I would gather all the Forces to the Iflands of Bdr^d^ does and the Caribces : They lie to the Weft ward of aH the French and Spaniftj Colonies; the Wind i$ always fa- vourable to go to 'em at pleafure. I humbly propofe the Attacking of the Freftrh ffrft. If a War breaks out towards the Spring, moft of the Forces being ready in the Continent of New England, I would begin by Attacking Canada by Sea and Land in the begin- ning of the Sum mer, the Conqueft of it may be through- ly [lerfefted before the fit im\z of attempting any confi- derable Adion in the Southern Colonics. , They ( 11 ) The timing well your Attempt is fo very neceffary, that without it you cannot with any Probability fucceed ; yet it has been hitherto fo little regarded that all our Fleets for the IVejl-lndies in the late War arrived always, and thought of fome Aftion when the Hurricanes begaixto be feared and expelled. It was very far in ^une when we attack'd St. Chrijlo- pherh \ it was the beginning of it alfo when we landed ^it Martwico, and it was alfo in "June when Wtllmot and Lit- lingjion attack'd Port de Paix in HiffanioU. * Had jR utter been at Martinico any other time but "Jumy he would have certainly taken it : The Dutch committed many Errors in their Attack. But the only thing which forced *em to withdraw, was that it being Hurricane Time, and Ruiter^ feeing great appearance of a Storm, ' would not venture his Fleet, and caufed that fuddain Re- treat. ^^A» '^ The Fr^w^ who were* but few had no other Defence but a very l)ad Pallifado, and a narrow Trench, almoft fiird up in many places, could not pofTibly have refilled a brisk Attack with Sword and Pidol in Hand. But the Dutch muft needs land in order, tho' they faw no Body to oppofe their Landing, and wouM not advance upon the Enemy until they had form'd their Batalions, as if they had been in a pitch'd Battel ; they were all this while ex- pofed from Head to Foot to the Muskets of the Enemy and the great and fmall Guns of a Man of War which lay inthc then Careening place, commanded by M. ^Amblh i»e>»^, who dy'd lately General for the French King in America, Tnat fame Night the Dutch retreated, the French left and abandon'd then- Fortjjudging it untenable, andjexpdE^ing the Dutch would have fform'd it the next Morning. -^.^.."S^-^yy^''-. ' ': -•-—•- An things fhould be fo ordered that the Fleet and Forces may arrive where you intend to make your At- tack : In the beginning of OMer the Hurricane time i^* juft over, and you lonay venture your Fleet any where', during nine Months, and you have then three Months . -^ -"F -—- '::- ^'ir- that i" I II l*i M. !' 'M m it, 4[ I. i- ,^.- tliat the Heat is but moderate, and the Weather for the moft part very clear and dry, the bed Time for Aftion. I would put the Forces upon A£llon and Attack as foon as they arrive, and fo make the beft ufc, of their Strength and Heakh, and not Iky until tlie Heat of the Weather or any other Caufc fhoukl pull their Courage down or tliey fliould fall fick and be out of ord'jr. In the Weft'Indies I would begin with Martinico ; take that Ifland from the French and you'll ruin 'em in all their Colonies : There they keep all their Stores for Ships and Land- Forces. It is eafy to block up Fort Royal by Sea and" Land ; by falling upon the Ifland unexpefledly, and land- ing near the Fort of a fudden you may hinder the People from going and carrying any Provifions and Water into, the Fort ; and dry Weather may happen, fo tliat there *» may be but little Water in the Ciftern. One may encamp- round about it very well and co;nodioufly all along a Ri- ver of good Water : The Country about it is alfo full of Provifions. The Fort being befieged and block'd up, I wou'dply *6m Night and Day with Bombs and Carcaflesin order to burn and deftroy their Houfes, Magazines and Cifterns. From fome of the neighbouring Halls, Guns may fhopt " at random into the Fort, and raking along may do much damage, ^^ Having left People enough to maintain and continue die Siege fome confiderable Body of Forces may be fen^ all over the Ifland to fubdue it, which I am confident would be eafy enough^ efpecially if his Majefty intend- ing the Conquefl: of all the Colonies, would give out antd ^ proclaim, that he intends to keep the Ifland toHimfelf and. would receive its Inhabitants mto his Protedtion asSub» jeds, and fo forbid burning and deftroying of Plantati- ons and Houfes. Very many if not all would fubmit>. and it; would be eafy afterwaros to banifli and force away. thofe that, fbould be deemed unfit to be kept there as Ihba-j bitants. , I would alfo take, keep and fortify the Ifland of Grk* rsz.\ - - . . rn) : . ffa4d; It has an excellent larrre Harbour;* It !s r.ever' troubled with Hurricanes. And the Spamjh Siiips :;,"ing to their wefterii Plantations pafs near and often in fight of it. That Illand is better than any of the En2lijlj Cari- bces, Barhadoes excepted. It might foon be fettled and made a profitable Colony. All the reft of the Fremh Colonies would eafily be fub- dued. I would ruin 'em and tranfport what I would keep of 'em to Martinico or Granadi. There are ftill in the Fremh l(i2it\dsy many Proteftants, Frtfw/& and D«/r^, who maybe trufted and depended upon. ' The taking of Martl/iico would difcourage the Frewh^ and I am confident would hinder 'cm from affifting the Sfanhrds in the Weji-hdies: How could they with rea- fon venture out thither a confiderable Fleet, after the Lofeof Murtinico^ the only ftrong Hold they have, be- ing fenfible that the Englijb can be always their Superi- ours in thofe Parts whcnloever they pleafe ? ; All our Caribee Iflands being fecured by the Taking and Keeping Martinico^ fome tew Frigots might fuffice to proted and defend 'em from any Inluk, ancTthey may fjpare fome of their People to help to attack the SfanUrds. The Ifland of Cub^ is that of the Sfmifb I would be- gin with ; the Hav/wa its chief Town is very ftrong on* the Harbour and Sea-fide, but would be eafily enough •aken if befieg'd on the Country and Land-fide ; and as we commonly fay, in form with thofe Preparations* that are requifite in Sieges. You may land in many places^, and the March is eafy from thence to the Town : The Country abounds in Cattel, Sheep, Goats and Hoggs: The Bays are well ftored with Fifh, Manatees and Tur- tles: The Country Provifions very plenty every where;: - The Bay onviatumas would perhaps be the -fitteft place to land in and to preferve the. Fleet, fome few Frigots being fufficient to flop and block up the Harbour's Mouths dgrittg the Siegei ^ ^li! :;.! vsi- r ^Jt. Tlie taking and ketipmgtmlikva^a would foon ruin tfie Sfamards mt\\Q}^''t'fi-Ir/dies: Astlieir Ships coming, pafe . \ ^l V *■ ■t .■ ^ V i ■ '.' ^ :1 1, ';, ■" II,' ■ \'- ■ % f '■' 1 >*•;••, ■ 1 ■ • r ! : i^ • 'A^^. i^il neai^^ WT ■i'l 111 '^ re?r Grjm^it ; going home, they muil: pafs alfo near. the K avma^ and To through the Bahamas : So that fome Fri- gots at Granada and foine at Havana would annoy the .SvarHnrds coing and coming. ' ' 1 would by all means Keep and fettle Cuha^ tho' force'd to abandon fome other Settlements, it may perhaps be done without defciting any other place with fome People - out of j\e:vEffgiafid, the Icaft profitable of all the C61o- .. 11 it's. , ^ ^ " ■ -r{;-^ ' ITavin^T Cuba^ wemay eafily fcizc Porto Bel/o, Chiagre\ and Pana?na^ and fo command both North and South 'Sg'f a faithful and devoted Subje£l. FINIS. ^i^ **. .• '» Jf: y m^mM^*ti'Pt»&il^ihSiSfiS^^'^ ' 1 i I A: i*, ,