The road of Roſeau, for it cannot properly be called an harbour, it being rather an open bay, is very capacious; and from Woodridge's bay, which joins it to the northward, to the bay of Charlotte-ville, contained the French and Spaniſh fleets, conſiſting of upwards of four hundred ſail of men of war and tranſport ſhips, which lay at anchor for ſeveral days previous to their failing on their intended attack of Jamaica laſt war, in 1782. This road is often dangerous in the hurricane months, and has frequently proved fatal to veſſels, whoſe Commanders were ſo imprudent as to keep them there at anchor, from the end of Auguſt to October during which time, almoſt every year, the ſea very often tumbles into this road from the ſouthward in a very frightful manner.
A very dreadful circumſlance of this kind happened the laſt day of September, 1780; at which time the ſea aroſe to the amazing
