l5 I'RAVELS THROUG,^ 



LETTER II. 



^0 the fame, 



Thg Author* s Departure from Cape Francois for 

 Louifiana. Short Defcription of the Harbour of 

 the Havannah. Of the famous Gulph of Mexi- 

 co ; a^id of New Orleans, 



SIR, 



?v^^?^E weighed anchor the Sth of March 

 k; W a\ laft ; and on the i^th we were in 

 ^^^i^ fight of Cubay which is the mofl tem- 

 perate of all the Antilles, The Havannah is the 

 flpre of all the riches of America, on account of 

 iil fituation, and the extent and convenience of 

 its harbour, which can contain upwards of a 

 thoufand fhips. It is the common rendez-vous 

 of the Spanifh fleets returning to Europe ; and 

 it is defended by three forts. Cuba is two hun- 

 dred leagues long, and between twenty-five and 

 thirty broad -, fixteen years have been fpcnt in 

 difcoveries to afcertain whether it was an ifle or 



continent : 



