4 REMARKS AND OPINIONS. 



poor and ugly, but at the same time of a very cheer- 

 ful temper, and very mquisitive. The Spanish gra- 

 vity which they maintain, though in rags, inspired us 

 with a certain respect. At every place we came 

 to, we were obliged to relate our history, and pro- 

 duce our plants and insects. In a miserable hut in 

 Matanza, we heard people of the lowest class con- 

 verse with much sense on the volcanic nature of 

 their mountains. 



Besides our domestic animals, they have here the 

 camel, or rather the dromedary. It is used for 

 carrying burthens, but is spared on this rocky soil. 

 There are two inns in TenerifFe ; the one at Santa 

 Cruz is kept by a native, the other, at Oratava, by 

 an Englishman. 



During the wars with France, 3000 prisoners of 

 war were kept in Teneriffe. Some have remained 

 on the island, and the children, particularly, have 

 learnt from them a little French. 



