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place for Clarence Hill, the admiral’s official residence, is an in- 
closed little bay, with the dark cedar woods coming close down 
on all sides to the water’s edge. A garden rich with the luxu- 
riant foliage-vegetation which suits the climate and the shel- 
tered situation so well, runs along one side of the cove under 
the hill; and in the garden a little mound marks the grave of a 
middy, who died, poor boy! on the station, and who was buried 
in that quiet place in accordance with a not unnatural wish. 
A winding path leads through the wood up to the house. 
Outside the drawing-room window there is a veranda looking 
down upon another small terraced garden, and commanding a 
very lovely view over the islands. While we were standing at 
the window enjoying it, a little flock of birds, some of them 
bright scarlet, and others of a splendid metallic blue, more like 
the fancy birds on an old brocade than real pirates of a kitchen 
garden, alighted on one of the trees below us. The “red bird” 
(Guarica cardinalis) and the “blue bird”—the blue-robin of the 
States (Scalia Wilsonz), are probably commoner and more tame 
at Clarence Hill than elsewhere, because Mrs. Fanshawe espe- 
cially protects and encourages them; but they are frequent all 
over the islands, and they are so very ornamental that various 
laws have been enacted by the legislature to prevent their ex- 
termination. 
From Clarence Hill we went on to Mount Langton, the resi- 
dence of the governor. We were unfortunate in not finding 
the governor at home on this occasion; but we had the pleas- 
ure of seeing him very frequently afterward, and the kindness 
with which he did every thing in his power to make our visit 
pleasant and profitable will long be remembered by all of us. 
We were indebted to Admiral Fanshawe and to Captain Aplin, 
Captain-superintendent of the dock-yard, for every possible ac- 
commodation and assistance in carrying on our work, in addi- 
tion to the greatest personal kindness; but General Lefroy’s 
time was less occupied with official duty. Himself a trained 
