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By this time, feveral of the party began to re- 

 pent of their journey, and were much afraid of 

 the damp and cold air we frequently experienced. 

 But, alas ! there was no retreatino. 



On walking fome little diftance farther, we 

 entered into a kind of falon, cut out of the rock, 

 and faid to be exadly under the EgUJe de St, 

 Jaques. This was illuminated with great tafte 

 occafioned an agreeable furprize, and made us all 

 ample amends for the danger and difficulty we 

 had juft before gone through. At one end, was 

 a reprefentation in miniature of fome of the 

 principal forts in the Indies, with the fortifica- 

 tions, draw-bridges, &c. Cannons were planted, 

 with a couple of foldiers to each, ready to fire! 

 Centinels were placed in different parts of the 

 garrifon, particularly before the governor's houfe- 

 and a regiment of armed men was drawn up 

 in another place, with their general in the front 

 The whole was made up of a kind of clay which 

 the place affords, was ingenioufly contrived, and 

 the light that was thrown upon it, gave it a 

 very pretty effecl:. 



On the other fide of this hall, was a long table 

 fet out with cold tongues, bread and butter 

 and fome of the bed Burgundy I ever drank! 

 Now every thing was hilarity and mirth; our 

 fears were entirely difpelled, and the danger we 

 dreaded, the moment before, was now no Ton^^er 

 thought of. In ihort, we were all in good fpirlts 



again. 



