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heavy rains, But the elevation of the 
hills, the quantity of wood with which 
many.parts are coyered, and the num- 
ber of rivers, contribute to cause a’ 
variety of climate : the -high land in 
the in terior being pleasantly cool, whilst 
the heat in the intervening valleys i is 
almost intolerable. The winter begins 
in. March; but the difference of tem- 
perature is scarcely perceptible. 
There are, however, great drawbacks 
on the happiness of this beautiful 
island: for in its centre runs a chain 
of mountains eighteen miles long by 
nine miles wide, covered with almost 
impenetrable forests, with only military 
veads cut through it here and there, 
and which is literally alive with ba- 
boons and monkeys. These mis- 
chievous animals are obliged to be 
watched with the greatest vigilance, 
and with considerable trouble and ex- 
pense, or they would destroy all the 
crops. As it is, they do incalculable 
injury. The towns are overrun with 
rats of enormous size, and in such 
numbers, as bid defiance to extirpation ; 
they parade, in squadrons, at noon-day, 
entirely at their ease. Bugs and mus- 
quitos are in myriads :—the former are 
to be seen and felt all day and night; 
the latter, more modest, tease you 
only from sunset to sunrise. 
Seldom a year passes but it is visit- 
ed by. dreadful fevers, which carry off 
great numbers ; and it is further scourg- 
ed by hurricanes of the most destruc- 
trive description, which are accom- 
oe by the heaviest torrents of rain 
nown to fall on any part of the earth, 
sweeping every thing before their united ~ 
violence. The ships in the harbour 
(which is apparently one of the most 
secure in the world) are either sunk at 
their anchors, or driven onshore on the 
surrounding reefs, and dashed to pieces, 
or impelled to sea, and never more 
heard of; as was the case in February 
and March 1824. They calculate on 
these hurricanes once in three years; 
but it most frequently 4 is that 
Voyage to Australia, §c.—Mathematical Problem. - (Nov. 1, 
France is well enough for a Ugh i 
it is by no means a desirable’ le’ place 
take up one’s abode in," oe e 
January 1st, 1825. — Fitiding the: 
Countess of Harcourt ‘would ° ae ae 
ready for sea before’ the early”} 
February, and undersanding © tee “the 
ship Resolution was to’ sail on thé Sth; 
as I was directed to lose ‘no’ time 
in going forward with the déspatchés;’ 
I engaged a second passage in her,\ and’ 
went on board her on Saturday the 8th’ 
January 1825, a step I ever since had 
reason to regret. Henny’ Ewyrs.' pan? 
22h 
Names of the Officers attached to the’ 
Expedition to Melville and —e 
Tslands. 
His Majesty’s Ship ices rob (a te 
Jas. John Gordon Bremer, Esq., K.C.B,,; havtdion 
John Golding, John Downey, John Septimus Ree,» 
lieutenants; John Davis, second master ;  Jobn. 
O‘Brien, purser ; Matthew Capponi, surgeon + ; Hen- 
ry Clayton and Charles Cartwright Williamson, 
lieutenants marines ; Henry Ennis, (supernumerary- 
purser); Joseph Chartres, assictant surgeon; James 
Strachan, gunner; James Stocker, boatswain,; John 
Charters, carpenter; John Coney Sicklemore, 
Francis Smyth, Alfred Nelson Faitman, and Francis! 
Scott, midshipmen; James Kirkpatrick; Alfred 
Paul, and Robert Campbell Jackson, volunteers; 
Frederick Henry, Glasse, master’s mate; Samuel 
Hood Linzee and John Fulford, admiralty midshi; 
men; William Gough Tomlinson, admiralty clerk; 
John O‘Brien (jun.), captain’s clerk; John Wilson, 
(acting) second master; Maurice Barlow, captain 3d 
regiment; — Everard, ensign, ditto.—Staff: Mx. 
—, surgeon; George Millar, commissary ; 3) Mr. 
Wilson, commissary’s clerk; Mr. Talmash, store- 
Keeper. 
Countess of Harcourt. IS FUN 
George Bunn, captain; George Clayton, firstioff- 
cer; John McDonald; second officer ; — Hall, third 
officer. 
other. 
Lady Nelson. 
Samuel Johns, master. 
( The homeward voyage in our next. dha 
For the Monthly Magazines > es. 
Mr. Davies on his DEMONSTRATION? 
“ In vitium ducet culpe fuga,’ si-carét arte”. 
Hor. maha ¥: 
Wii I drew up the paper; Mr 
Editor, which you did me “the 
honour to insert in* your number! for 
July (p. 521), I did not consi ne- 
cessary to mark every ‘step I* took with 
the same minuteness that I should have 
done in composing an esa 8 
on geometry, I was, however;« 
deal surprised at the length 
your corre tH Aye rcs 
your Sept. No., p.'109;) to~expand his 
pence 
Brey amendment of my der 
very thing really ge 
which that beadaidas notided, I can 
assure him passed’ through = 
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