ˈæftɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən, wˌɛn ðə bˈʌlk ʌv kəmˈɜːʃəl æktˈɪvᵻɾi wʌz mˈuːvd tə bˈæsɪtˌɛɹə, ðə tˈaʊn ænd ɪts pˈoːɹt slˈoʊli dᵻmˈɪnɪʃt ɪn ɪmpˈoːɹtəns.
After 1727, when the bulk of commercial activity was moved to Basseterre, the town and its port slowly diminished in importance.