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DECEMBER, 1899.] THE SETTLEMENTS IN THE ANDAMAN ISLANDS.
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P. 4.- Lacam's Plan of new Harbour proposed in 1774 or 5 proved to be totally impracticable.
P. 5. - Next Plan was that at Prince of Wales' Jaland in 1786. P. 7.- Tho next was the Andamans in 1788,
P. 8. - Commodore Cornwallis gave a decided preference to the North East Harbour, now Port Cornwallis, and the Settlement was completely effected in 1793.
P. 9. - But Kyd observes that he never at any period found occasion to alter the opinion he had formed of the comparative advantages of the Andamans and Prince of Wales' Islands, as delivered in his Report of the last place in 1787.
P. 11. - Description of the Andamans. P. 16. – Only 4 Months fair weather in the Whole Year, from December to March,
P. 17. - About the middle of April the rains begin to fall, 'till the end of November, attended with constant hard Wind and most violent Squalle.
P. 18. - Generally tempestuous for 7 Months.
P. 19. Of the immense quantity of Rain - double the quantity that falls in Bengal wben the excess is deemed detrimental to cultivation,
P. 20. Of the richness of the Soil and the quickness of Vegetation.
P. 21. - Have not bad sufficient experience to judge of the effect of the Climate on the human Constitution.
P. 25. - Opinions of the Surgeons that there is nothing peculiarly noxious in the Climate of the Andamans more than in all tropical Climates subject to great falls of Rains.
P. 25. Every reason to believe that the situation will in the end become healthy, as, from the nature of the surface of the ground, Water cannot lay an hour after the most violent Rain.
P. 26. - Have as yet discovered few or no Trees of real Value for Ship building. P. 26. - Abundance of Timber fit for the construction of Buildings on Shore.
P. 28. - On the small Spot that has been cleared they have found all the variety of Fruit Trees carried from Bengal.
P. 28. - The culinary Vegetable and some small experiments of Sugar Cano, Indigo, Rice and other Grains thrive wonderfully well.
P. 29. - A description of the Natives. - Never yet in any part of the Globe has the human Race been discovered in a more degraded or savage state.
P. 30.-- The Harbour of Port Cornwallis is sufficiently capacious for the largest Fleets easy of ingress and egress, and a safe shelter for Ships at all Seasons.
P. 31. - Comparison between the Andamans and Prince of Wales Island.
P. 32. - Prince of Wales Island - the entrance perfectly safe, having upon it depth enough at low Water spring Tides for the largest Ships of the Royal Navy.
P. 32. - The inner Harbour under Poolajuajah a safe and smooth Bason, where the larges Ships can be transported with the utmost safety in one Tide even with their Guns on board.
P. 32. On the Island Juajah is space enough for Store Houses and a Marine Yard sufficiently extensive -- and Wharfs may be constructed with great ease.
