Observations on the diseases which appeared in the army on St. Lucia in 1778 and 1779 ; to which are prefixed remarks ... ; with an appendix containing a short address to military gentleman.

  • John Rollo
Date:
1781
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Credit: Observations on the diseases which appeared in the army on St. Lucia in 1778 and 1779 ; to which are prefixed remarks ... ; with an appendix containing a short address to military gentleman. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The winds generally blow from the N. E. to the S. E. feldom varying to the Wellward. About the latter end of July, but more certainly in Augufl and September, the winds blow very fevere, fometimes forming a hurricane. In the evening of the 5th of March, a flight touch of an earthquake was felt, both on Morne Fortune and in the Ca- renage, but it was of no continuance: thefe tremblings of the earth are now and then perceptible, but never of any feverity or duration. The foil of tins ifland, on the dry flats of land, and on the brink of hills, is in general compofed of a good layer of black mould, clay, and fand. About Gros Iflet, particularly to Windward of it, the foil is fandy, having but a very flight furface of black earth. Several Gentlemen well acquainted with the foil of our other Iflands, aflurcd me that the foil of St. Lucia was in general the B 3 mod