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IV. AJhort Account of Souffriere in the I/land of St. 1Lu-» 

 cia. From Obfervations on the Difeafes which appeared 

 in the Army there in December 1778, &x. By Dr. 

 Eollo. 



JL J.AVING in our Number for Feb. laid before our readers 

 an account of the volcano in the ifland of St. Lucia, from the 

 Swedifh Tranfaclions, the following particulars rcfpe&ing 

 it and the neighbourhood are now inferted, as thev tend to 

 make the description of that lingular fpot more complete. 



" Souffriere is a fmall town fituated at the bottom of a bay 

 towards the leeward extremity of the iiland. It is furrounded 

 by hills covered with trees, the declivities of which, and 

 every part capable of produce, are cultivated, and afford good 

 fugar-cane. This place has its marfhes, but not fo exten- 

 iive, or fo much to windward as thofe about Carenage. 



" The extremity of the fouth fide of Souffriere Bay runs 

 into two fteep hills of a conical figure, which are nearly per- 

 pendicular : they are reckoned the higheft on the ifland, 

 and are known by the name of the Sugar-Loaf Hiils. From 

 their height and ftraitnefs it is impoffible to afcend them : 

 we were told it was once attempted bv two negroes, but they 

 never returned. They are covered with trees and fhrubs, 

 and are the fhelter of goats, feveral of which fometimes de- 

 fcend, and are fhot by the natives. 



a After you pafs the hills to windward of Souffriere, a fine, 

 clear and level country prcfents itfelf. From the back of the 

 Sugar-Loaf Hills, and all along the fea-coaft, to the difiance, 

 we fuppofe, of from fifteen to twenty miles, this flat or level 

 extends: it is all cultivated and divided into rich eftates, 

 affording fugar-cane equal to any in our iflands. This beau- 

 tiful fpot is interfered by many rivers of very clear water, 

 and thefe are conducted by art to the purpofe of fugar- 

 making. The rains in this part are lefs frequent than on 

 any other part of the ifland j however^ they have often a 

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