him to Havana; but he was deterred by the thought of De Boré's influential family connections, and the great benefit he had conferred upon the colony by his successful experiment in sugar making.
The United States, in the meantime, had asserted its authority, checked the intrigues of the French minister
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Dago Boats at the Old Basin.
and prevented the use of its territory for an invasion of the Spanish possessions; and, by the treaty of Madrid, 1795, Spain allowed the free navigation of the river to Americans, and granted them a place of deposit, free of duty, in the city.
Within the city walls, the rebuilding and improvements continued. As there had been another disastrous
