Excerpt from A Philosophical and Political History of the Settlements and Trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies, Vol. 3H AT part of North America, which extends from the 293 to the 3i6 deg'ree oi' longitude, contains the mofi numci'ous, extenfivc and rich Archipelago the ocean has yet opened to the curioiity, the indufiry and avidity of. The Europeans. The iliands that compofe it are known, fince the difovery of the new world, by the name of the Caribbees. Thofe that lie nehre¿ the Bali, have been called the Windward lands, the others, the Leevvard, on account of the winds blowing generally from the eafi'ern point in thol'e quarters. They form 'a continued chain.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.