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condition as the batteries. It is built on a flat rock, with 
the third and principal battery in front of it, surrounded 
by a continuation of the valley la ‘Trinidad, which on each 
side of the town forms a level plain, overgrown with groups 
of the date-palm ; and terminating in a sandy beach. A 
rock situated towards the western battery, forms the west 
side of the entrance. In the harbour were two vessels, 
one of which having English colours, made us hope for a 
conveyance of letters to England ; but we were afterwards 
informed that this vessel was to be very much delayed in 
its passage, being previously destined to touch at Lisbon. 
At 12 o’clock the anchor was dropt, and we were immedi- 
ately ready to go on shore. It had been signified to us, 
that the expedition would have to remain here two days 
only ; we were therefore anxious to make the best use we 
could of our limited time. Most of the ofticers, Tudor, 
the gardener and myself, went on shore. Our plan was to 
ramble about in the neighbourhood the whole of the after- 
noon, afterwards to join Fitzmaurice, Galwey and Cranch, 
who had set out on a fishing-party in a small bay situated 
to the eastward ; then to return with them on board ; and, 
before day-break the next morning, to make an excursion 
to the higher mountains of the island, and not to return till 
the last moment of our allotted time. Unfortunately, in 
consequence of this plan, we had not provided ourselves 
with more apparatus than would be necessary for an ex- 
cursion of a few hours only. Captain Tuckey and the rest 
waited upon the Governor. Lockhart and myself soon 
found of course objects enough to attract our attention ; 
