Page:Narrative of a survey of the intertropical and western coasts of Australia, Volume 2.djvu/133

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]]?2 SURYEY.O?:?HE INTERTROPICAL ?a?. pears ? have ?n d? up wi? much. ?- se?. r?s ?d judgment, a? is, even at ?e pre- sent day,. so descrytire. of ?e isl?d, as ? ? ?nsider? both. by ?e ?li?h ? Fren? residents of Po? ?s, as ?e ?st t?t has yet been ?ven to.?e world. Many ?tera?ons ?d considerable imp?vemen?.'?v?, however, ?en pl?e s? his depa?ure, ?d ?ong ?e ?t?r, the improved system of the cultu? of ?e s?ar cane, and ?e intr?tion of m?em m?ne? into ?eir mi?s, ?y be par?cu?rly mentionS. ?ese ha?e been e? endrely by ?e ?li?cal c?nges ?at have, sin? Capt?n Flinders's ?p- t?vity, ?en p? .in ?e government of ?e isle; ?d by ?e ex?ple ?d exe?ions of ?e English, who ?ssess ?e? large p?ntations, ?d inde? may be ?nsidered now as ?e p?ncip? prop?e?rs of the l?d. For some ? p?t ?ee h? entirely ?1? upon ?e island, ?d ?ton is ?ldom s?n ?Ow- on the I? side of the island ab?t of CapOn Fl?de?'? ?- s?enee, ?nt a b?t ? the ap?in?d s?t, which was ?x ?les only f?om Madame d'Arifafs ho?e; but ?r ?ti? unffi ne? &y?ght wigout t? ?ptain mak?g his appea?nce, ?e b?t ?turn? ? the ves?l, which was obli? ? punue her voyaffe ? p?vent su?i?on. It is airart needless w add, ?t CapOn FHnde? &d not ? it con?e?nt with his feeH?s ? ?ke ?van?ge of the opporm?ty. nor ? effect his es? from imp?onment by a condor ? dis- gr?eful ? t? c?ter ? a B?t?h offi?r, and ? the hon?ie profession ? wh?k he belongS, ,,