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LETTER I. 15 



brought up fome Pieces with them, which 

 after they were expofed to the Sun, but not 

 before, yielded a moft fragrant Smell; one 

 little Branch thereof is now in the pofleilion of 

 the aforefaid Captain Hannibal^ and is looked 

 upon as a very great Curiofity : When the 

 Cheft in which the Pieces were repofited was 

 opened at the Cuftom-houfe Key, a fine Scent 

 was diffufed round about, which pleafed and 

 furprized all that were prefent. 

 14. By way of confirmation of this memorable 

 paffage, I take liberty to obferve. That in the. 

 Year of our Lord 17 18, a Nevis Gentleman of 

 my acquaintance, had fome bufinefs that called 

 him down from thence to the DaniJJo Ifland of 

 Saint T!homaSy upon the Shore of which he found 

 growing clofe to the Sea great numbers of much 

 the fame things (which the St. yames% Eve?iing 

 Poji fays refcmbled fhort Plants,) and which were 

 Jikewife branching out from the main Stock di- 

 vers ways. He brought fome of them up to our 

 Ifland: They were extreamly white, harder than 

 Chalk, and fomewhat rugged j but I do not re- 

 member any fragrant Smell they had, and am 

 abfolutely certain, that they were not of the white 

 Coral kind, becaufe fo brittle that they would 

 not bear any polifhing by way of cheat. N, B. 

 None of our EngliJJ: Leeward Iflands produce 

 them, 



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