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FRENCH ISLANDS.

PORT AU PRINCE.

A commercial Gazette was published here by permission,
before the revolution in France. or that on the island. In
1790, the paper was published by Bourdon, Printer to
the King."

Note. In 1804, the prefect of Guadaloupe forbade all American captain
under the penalty of $200, to introduce into that colony, any newspapers,
gazettes, or proclamations, from any part of the world whatsoever.—M.

CAPE FRANÇOIS.

A public paper, containing marine intelligence, the
orders of government, etc., was published at the royal
press at the Cape. When its publication commenced I
cannot say, but it was continued in 1790, by permission of
the municipality.

MARTINICO.

"Gazette de la Martinique," commenced its publication in
December, 1784. It was printed at St. Pierre, by Pierre
Richard, by the permission of government.

At the commencement of the revolution in France,
presses under no control were set up, not only in the
mother country, but in her colonies, from which were issued
public journals of various kinds. The following appeared
at Martinico, viz:

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The Friend of Liberty and the Enemy of Licentiousness,
published by Thounens & Vauchet in 1791.

Gazette National and Political, from the press of J. B.
Thounens, in Saint Pierre, Printer to the People. In
1793, Thounens called himself Printer to the Committee of
Safety, and to the Patriotic Society.

Literary and Political Advertiser of Martinique, printed in
Port Royal by P. Richard & La Cadie. These printers then
published the Gazette de Martinique in Saint Pierre.

In Trinity, on this island, in 1792, appeared a public
journal from the press of X. Y. Z.[1]