Fire-arms and ammunition form the most desirable articles of exchange; and for an old musket or a pistol, the most valuable production in natural history might be procured. The order and regularity of Paramarabo must strike every stranger, especially if he has ever witnessed the disorder so conspicuous in the capital of Barbadoes. The slaves are kept in an uncommon state of quietness; no noise, no riot is ever heard in the streets, as at Bridgetown. On the contrary, the slaves salute every white person they meet, with great respect; and if two of them happen to quarrel in the streets, they are sure to be seized and punished by the officers of the police. Still one of the most disgusting effects of this discipline to stranger, is the marks of the whip so frequently to be seen upon their posteriors.

One evening having proved very wet, with thunder and lightning, the appearance of the neighbouring forest was to the visitors both novel and agreeable; it was illuminated by millions of fire-flies continually moving in all directions, whilst the light they produced, was sufficient to render the forest visible at some distance; but this was only during the time the rapidity of their motion continued. The musquitoes,scentipedes, and spiders, here, are larger and more numerous than those in the islands.

Most of the rich inhabitants have barges, upon a similar construction with those belonging to the city of London upon the Thames. Aa they can eat and drink and sleep in the cabins, they frequently devote a week or more to parties of pleasure. On leaving Paramarabo, to return to Bram's Point, the same languid and monotonous appearances again tire the eye, as there is scarcely any thing that can possibly distinguish one part of the river of Surinam from another.

At Grenada the party again went on shore, and proceeded to the town of St. George, which, "like

all other English towns in the colonies, contains nothing worth looking at!" It is built upon uneven ground, and some of the streets are so steep as to render the descent in a carriage impracticable. One tolerably good inn was found here: but the rainy season prevented any excursions. The harbour af fords good anchorage to a number of ships; but it is open to the west.

The islands called the Virgin Gordas are the most barren in the whole West Indian archipelago, but they nevertheless exhibit some strange and romantic scenery. No name, it is observed, could be more appropriate than that of "The Fallen City," given to some rocks here. The general aspect of the Virgin Gordas is black; but there is a vast series of white rocks upon them, arranged with such regularity in ridges, as to exhibit to the eye a resemblance of streets, squares, and ruined buildings. The passage between these islands to Tortola is extremely narrow, having on one side a rock which, at a distance, exhibits a figure resembling a sphere, whence it has obtained the name of the round rock. Tortola is among the least interesting of the Leeward Islands; its snrface appears black and naked. But though the exterior of the town was unpromising, the hospitality of the inhabitants was found such, that all the houses of the merchants were converted into taverns, just before the sailing of the convoy for England, where no introduction was requisite, nor any compensation thought of. A huge bowl of punch, holding two or three gallons, stood all the forenoon upon the sideboard, with a number of tumblers about it. Any person walking in may help himself, and no question is asked.

The town of St. John, in the island of Antigua, is more regular and handsome than any of the English towns in these islands, and the island itself is the most considerable, being of much greater extent than Bar

badoes, and is highly cultivated. To arrive at Marie Gallante, it is sometimes necessary to pass through the channel between the island of Guadaloupe and the little island of Petit Terre, an appendage to the former. This is a flat sandy soil, covered with wood, having a fresh-water lake in the middle of it, with plenty of fish. Marie Gallante much resembles Barbadoes, and is of nearly the same dimensions. This island has many beauties of landscape. The hills, though not very high, abound in wood and rich foliage; the ascent is in general easy, and a verdant plain of some extent is generally found on their summits. The ravines, though in a state of nature, present all the striking features which in Europe are produced by art. Some of these ravines would vie with any in the Alps in their sharp and rugged sides; they also abound with fruit-trees, which grow without culture, particularly the lemon, a species of Seville orange, the mammy-apple, the custard-apple, the soursop, sappadrille, and the guava.

Most of the ravines, after entering them from the bottom, branch off in various directions. Their bottoms are covered with a verdant carpet which may vie with any park in Britain, and form the most delightful rides imaginable. Sometimes the amphitheatre overhead begins to contract by degrees, till two horses abreast can no longer gain admittance. The ripe guava now and then leaves the mark of its exuberant pulp upon your clothes, or even upon your face. The road becoming steeper, you emerge unexpectedly into daylight, and again feel the full benefit or the refreshing breeze. Towards the north. end of this island, the prospect becomes more diversified; the hills exhibiting a variety of romantic forms, whilst many extensive tracts appear in all the rude majesty of nature, unadorned by the hands of man. Here are some families, said to be the remnant of the aboriginal Caribbees. These people are or a dark cop