When was it published?

January 18, 1765 in The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Foreign News January 18, 1765

The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Q: What keywords are associated?

French West India Islands, Planters Regulation, Cattle Poultry Rearing, National Saving Livres, Wartime Provisions Shortage

Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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What is this article about?

New regulation from Paris requires French West-India Island planters to allocate land for cattle, poultry, and life necessities, saving nearly a million livres yearly previously imported from Ireland and British colonies, to prevent wartime provision shortages and starvation risks during sieges.

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They write from Paris of the 18th ult. that by Virtue of a new Regulation, every Planter in the French West-India Islands is obliged to set apart a particular Number of Acres for the Rearing up Cattle, Poultry, and the Necessaries of Life; which, it is computed, will be a National Saving of near a Million of Livres yearly, which are now sent to Ireland and British American Colonies; and is one great Cause why the French Islands, in Time of War, are so destitute of Provisions. that the Natives have, often in Case of Siege, been in Danger of starving.

What sub-type of article is it?

Colonial Affairs Economic

What keywords are associated?

French West India Islands Planters Regulation Cattle Poultry Rearing National Saving Livres Wartime Provisions Shortage

Where did it happen?

French West India Islands

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

French West India Islands

Event Date

18th Ult.

Outcome

national saving of near a million livres yearly; prevents wartime destitution and starvation risks in sieges.

Event Details

By virtue of a new regulation, every planter in the French West-India Islands is obliged to set apart a particular number of acres for rearing cattle, poultry, and necessities of life. This will save nearly a million livres annually, previously sent to Ireland and British American colonies, addressing the cause of provisions shortages in wartime where natives have risked starving during sieges.