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“...JAMAICA 277
the French flagship, is called “ Le Précipice,” and the
other " Le Modeste,” and both are inscribed :
ULTIMA RATIO REGUM
.PLURIBUS NEC IMPAR,
LOUIS CHARLES DE BOURBON
COMTE D’eU
DUC d’aUMALE.
Precisely similar cannon are included in the collection at
the Tower of London.
When Spanish Town ceased to be the capital of
Jamaica, during the governorship of Sir John Peter
Grant in 1870, Rodney’s statue was removed to King-
ston, but such was the outcry of the inhabitants of the
former city that it had to be replaced. In the Gallery
m the Institute of'Jamaica is the painting by R. E. Pine,
exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1784, and described
as “ Portrait of Lord Rodney in action aboard the
Formidable, attended by his principal officers,” the time
chosen being evidently just after the Ville de Paris had
struck her flag to the Barfleur.
Near the Square is the Cathedral, dedicated to St.
Catherine, whose red brick fabric forms a pleasing
contrast to the surrounding foliage. An inscription...”
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