3o8 LETTER XL 



ly perceive the feveral Iflands of Eujlachta, Saba^ 

 St. Bartholomew^ Antigua^ Giiardaloiipe^ Montfer" 

 rat^ Rodondo^ and St. Chrijlopber'%^ with an un- 

 bounded Profpedl (on all fides) of the Atlantick 

 Ocean. When I took leave of it on my return 

 Hon^.e to my Native Country, fome refrefhing 

 Rains had made the whole face of the Earth 

 look fo verdant and fmiling, that no other part 

 of the Globe which I have as yet feen, could af- 

 ford a richer gratification of its kind, than was 

 that Quarter of our Ifland which we beheld from 

 on board our Ship in the Bay. For Charles Town 

 lies ftretched out along the bottom of the Bay^ 

 clofe to the Sea-fide. Above it, upon the rifing 

 grounds, and alfo on both fides of it for about 

 four or five Miles in the whole breadth, were 

 fine Plantations of Green Sagar-Canes, Orchards 

 of Orange-Trees, as big as our Englijh Apple- 

 Trees, &c. Higher ftill, were innumerable tall 

 Trees (or Woods confiding of Palmetto and other 

 charming Ever-Greens) in the utmoft perfedion. 

 Higheft of all, up fprung the verdurous Moun- 

 tiiin-top, not unlike a thick Sugar-loaf. And not 

 far fromi it, on the South-fide, flood Saddle Hill : 

 A Hill we term it, tho' here' it might well pafs for 

 a Mountain. A delightful, lovely fight indeed ! 

 efpecially to me, who had received fo many Civili- 

 ties from almofl: every Gentleman dwelling there. 

 An eafy Gale of Wind from the Eafl:, wafted us 



fmoothly 



