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(5s. 6d. 53) AFRICAN TRADE (THE), the great Pillar and Support of the British Plantation Trade in America: Shewing that our Lofs, by being beat out of all the Foreign Markets for Sugar and Indigo by the French, has been owing to the Neglect of our African Trade; which only, can fupply our Colonies with Negroes, for the making of Sugars, and all other Plantation Produce: That the Support and Security of the Negroe-Trade depends wholly on the due and effectual Support of the Royal African Company of England, which has hitherto preferved this invaluable Trade to these Kingdoms: That the Difficulties and Difcouragements which the said Company labours under, threaten the abfolute Lofs of the Negroe Trade to this Nation; and consequently the total Ruin of all the British Plantations in America: And alfo, What the Royal African Company have a natural Right to hope for this Seffion of Parliament from their Country, in order to enable them to fupport and maintain the British Intereft, Rights and Privileges in Africa against the French, and all other Rivals in the fame moft valuable Trade. 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The Geographical and Historical Dictionary of America and the West Indies. Containing an entire Translation of the Spanish Work of Colonel Don Antonio de Alcedo, Captain of the Royal Spanish Guards, and Member of the Royal Academy of History: with Large Additions and Compilations from Modern Voyages and Travels, and from Original and Authentic Information. By G. A. Thompson, Esq. In Five Volumes. London, 1812. Vol. I. 10 prel. leaves, 1st blank; and Text, 574 pp.; II. Title & 597 pp. III. Title & 512 pp.; IV. 1814, Title and 636 pp. V. 1815, 20 prel. leaves, 1st blank; Text 462 pp. 'Errata' to the 5 Vols. 1 leaf; General Appendix 105 pp. Half calf. 4to. (1l. 11s. 6d. 58) ALEXANDER (SIR WILLIAM). The/ Mapp and/ Description of New-England;/ Together with/ A Difcourfe of Plantation, and/ Colonies :/ Also,/ A Relation of the nature of the Climate,/ and how it agrees with our owne Country/ England./ How neere it lyes to New-found-Land, Virginia,/ Noua Francia, Canada, and other Parts of the WestIndies. Written by S. William Alexander, Knight./ London,/ Printed for Nathaniel Bytter./ An. Dum. 1630./ Title; und text in 47 pp. With copper plate map of New England, etc. 13 by 10 inches. Fine copy, in green mor. 4to. (217. 59) ALEXO DE ORRIO (FRANCISCO XAVIER). Solucion/ del gran problema/ acerca de la poblacion/ de las Americas, en que fobre el fundamento de los Libros Santos fe defcubre facil camino á la tranfmigracion de los Hombres del uno al otro Continente; y como pudieron/ pafar al Nuevo Mundo, no folamente las Bestias de fervicio,/ fino tambien las Fieras, y nocivas./ Y con esta ocasion se satisface/ plenamente al delirio de los Pre-Adamitas, apoyado con/ efta dificil objecion hafta ahora no bien defatada./ Por el P. Francisco Xavier Alexo/ de Orrio, de la Sagrada Compañia de Jesus./ Sacala a luz/ Don Francisco Carmona, Godoy,/ y Bucareli, Corregidor, Juez de Minas de la Ciudad de/ Nueftra Señora de los Zacatecas: Quien la dedica a el M. Iltre. 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Ethan Allen's Captivity, From the time of his being taken by the British, near Montreal, on the 25th of September, 1775, to the time of his Exchange, on the 6th of May, 1778. Containing his Voyages and Travels, With the most remarkable Occurrences respecting himself, and many other Continental |