 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 432 pages
...narrow channel ; and of this we shall now give a brief account. NEvIS is a most beautiful spot, but is nothing more than a single mountain, rising like a cone in au easy ascent from the sea, the circumference of its base does not exceed eight English miles. The... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1806 - 398 pages
...narrow channel ; and of this we shall now give a brief account. NEVIS is a most beautiful spot, but is nothing more than a single mountain, rising like...in an easy ascent from the sea: the circumference o£ its base does not exceed eight English miles. The country is well watered and the land very fertile.... | |
 | 1810 - 86 pages
...be owes, thanks kind Providence for the gift, and cheerful timiles at fatigue. Nevis : this romantic little spot is nothing more than a single mountain, rising like a coue in an easy ascent from the sea — the circumference of its base not exceeding eight English leagues... | |
 | Jedidiah Morse - 1814 - 696 pages
...little, probably not more than 2000 or 3080, The rest of the island is unfit for cultivation. NEVIS. This beautiful little spot is nothing more than a...sea ; the circumference of its base not exceeding 24 miles. It is only '2.V miles SK of St. Christopher. The island is divided into 5 parishes. Columbus... | |
 | Bryan Edwards - 1819 - 644 pages
...is divided only by a small channel, and of which I shall now give some account. . SECTION II. NEVIS. THIS beautiful little spot is nothing more than a...believed that Columbus bestowed on it the appellation of Nieces, or The Snmos, from its resemblance to a mountain of the same name in Spain, the top of which... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1821 - 758 pages
...300 blacks and jnulat toes of free condition. 600; while the negroes amount to about 10,000. NEVIS. This beautiful little spot is nothing more than a...circumference of its base not exceeding eight English leagues. — The general produce of sugar (its only staple production), is about 4000 hogsheads. This island,... | |
 | Sidney Edwards Morse - 1822 - 706 pages
...contention, the whole, in 1713, was finally ceded to the English, by whom it U still retained. 13. A"«u«. This beautiful^ little spot is nothing more than a...rising like a cone in an easy ascent from the sea, 8 miles S. L",. of St. Christopher. The circumference of its base ilcos not exceed 21 miles. It is... | |
 | Sidney Edwards Morse - 1822 - 706 pages
...contention, the whole, in 1713, WAS finally ceded to the English, by whom it is still retained. 13. AVuis. This beautiful little spot is nothing- more than a single mountain, rising like u cone in an easy ascent fiom the sea, 3 miles SE of St. Christopher. The circumference of its base... | |
 | Henry Charles Carey, J. Lea - 1823 - 532 pages
...population has lately been stated at 31,700 individuals, about 30,000 of whom are slaves.] —EDIT. XEVI&. This beautiful little spot is nothing more than a single mountain, rising like a cone in an easy assent from the sea, three miles S. £. of St. Christopher's. The circumference of its base does not... | |
 | Henry Charles Carey, J. Lea - 1826 - 550 pages
...individuals, about 30,000 of whom are slaves.] — EDIT. fiEVlS. This beautiful little spot is uothing more than a single mountain, rising like a cone in an easy assent from the sea, three miles S. I .. of St. Christopher's. The circumference of its base does not... | |
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THIS beautiful little spot is nothing more than a single mountain, rising like a cone in an easy ascent from the sea; the circumference of its base not exceeding eight English leagues. 
