But were ſuch adventurers only to conſider, how few who go to the Weſt Indies live to acquire affluence, or ever return to their own countries; together with the ſuperior advantage to be derived from the ſociety of a wife and children of their own colour, it is probable, that ſo many would not decline an eligible ſituation for proſpects that are ſo uncertain.
That which renders this averſion to matrimony the more remarkable is, that the generality of the Engliſh white women in the Weſt Indies are as lovely as in any part of the world beſides, make as goods wives, tender mothers, and as agreeable companions. It is true, they are not ſo remarkable for that pleaſing florid complexion, which is peculiar to the ſex in England; but they have in common as clear white ſkins, are as delicately and well featured women as in any part of the creation; and they are remarkable for domeſtic qualifications,
