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churches appeared above the rest of the buildings, all of 

 wood, and several vessels were building on the stocks. 



" The whole country seemed to be in a high state of 

 cultivation, and looked well. The population is about 

 two thousand. Our boat came, and we crossed the bay, 

 and we put up at the Royal Oak, the best hotel in the 

 place, where we obtained an excellent supper. The very 

 treading of a carpeted floor was comfortable. In the 

 evening we called on Professor McCullough, who re- 

 ceived us kindly, gave us a glass of wine, and showed us 

 his collection of well-preserved birds and other things, 

 and invited us to breakfast to-morrow at eight o'clock, 

 when we are further to inspect his curiosities. The pro- 

 fessor's mansion is a quarter of a mile from the town, and 

 looks much like a small English villa. 



^^ August 23. We had an excellent Scotch breakfast at 

 the professor's this morning, and his family, consisting of 

 wife, four sons and daughters, and a wife's sister, were all 

 present. The more I saw and talked with the professor, 

 the more I was pleased with him. I showed him a few 

 of my Labrador drawings, after which we marched in a 

 body to the university, and again examined his fine col- 

 lection. I found there half a dozen specimens of birds, 

 which I longed for, and said so, and he offered them to 

 me with so much apparent good will, that I took them 

 and thanked him. He then asked me to look around and 

 see if there were any other objects I would like to have. 

 He offered me all his fresh-water shells, and such miner- 

 als as we might choose, and I took a few specimens of 

 iron and copper. He asked me what I thought of his 

 collection, and I gave him ray answer in writing, adding 

 F.R.S. to my name, and telling him that I wished it might 

 prove useful to him. I am much surprised that his valua- 

 ble collection has not been purchased by the Governor of 

 the province, to whom he offered it for five hundred 

 pounds. I think it wort^ '^ tho^""'"'^ "■ — '^ 



