866 A. K Verrill — The Bermuda Islands. 



allowing many infected deadly mosquitoes to fly away unharmed, 

 was of very little direct value, except that the fumigations of vessels 

 naturally killed any infected mosquitoes that still remained on board. 



The old convict hulks, with their open tanks of rain water at hand 

 for breeding the mosquitoes, were ideal places for the propagation of 

 yellow fever mosquitoes to distribute the disease germs.* 



The latest official reports from Havana claim that by following 

 out the anti-mosquito method commenced there in 1901, not a single 

 case of yellow fever had originated in that city during the year, 

 from Sept., 1901, to Sept., 1902, inclusive. 



Conspiracy of 1761-2. See p. 564- Add: 



"A Valuation of certain Negro Conspirators Tryed, Convicted 

 and Condemned by a Court holden pursuant to an Act of Assembly 

 made by the said Court as follows : — 



Natt, a Negro man Slave, late the property of Mr. 



Thomas Cox, deceased, Valued at £70 



Juan, a Negro man Slave, late the property of Joseph 



Pruden, Valued at 33 6 8 



Peter, a Negro man Slave, late the property of Mr. 



Edward Parker, Valued at 91 



Ben, a Negro man Slave, late the property of Mr. 



Elisha Pruclen, Valued at 42 13 8 



Mingo, a Negro man Slave, late the property of 



Richard Jennings, Esqr., Valued at 40 



Nancy, a Negro woman Slave, late the property of 



Mr. Jonathan Tucker, Valued at 22 



£299 4" 

 January 20th, 1763. 



Resolved that the said Valuation do pass this House." 



Remarkable Rainfall, in July, 1886 / Variations in different 



localities.]; See p. Jf95. 



"The rainfall last month was an extraordinary one. It was far in 

 excess of any of which we have a record. The total rainfall was 

 18.62 inches, and it rained on 20 days out of the 31. 



* It is of importance to note that Mr. L. Mowbray has sent to me a fresh 

 specimen of the Yellow-fever Mosquito (t. Coquillett), taken at St. George's, 

 Jan., 1903. See below. 



f From the Koyal Gazette, Aug. 3d and Aug. 17th, 1886, and Bermuda Pocket 

 Almanac, 1887, p. 200. 



