| Description | On Turk's Island, "The American trade hath suffered more interruption, this war from any other in the West Indies, for which I need only appeal to the Admirals Gayton and Sir Peter Parker, but its greatest value arises from the immense quantity of salt which is now made on those islands, which are capable of supplying all North America with that important article", the enemies chiefly to be dreaded are the Spanish and French Piccaroons belonging to the island of St Domingo, sets forth the force it would be necessary to have there to keep them in subjection and the inhabitants and salt rakers in allegiance to the mother country |