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Queen Conchs, are extremely abundant, as well 

 as at Montego-bay, Savanna, &c. At Martha 

 Brae, and other parts of the island, may be 

 found very fine corals. 



THE islands of Tortola, Porto Rico, Guada- 

 loupe, and Martinique, produce very fine Tro- 

 chi, bivalves of great beauty, Chitons, and a 

 considerable variety of common shells; and 

 many interesting specimens have been found 

 in the Savannahs and Lagoons. 



FROM Grenada, Trinidad, the mouth of the 

 Oronoko, and the adjacent coast, some rare 

 shells, as the Venus Dione, &c. have been 

 brought; and it may be expected, that, at some 

 future day, many new and beautiful varieties 

 will arrive from thence. 



A FRIEND of mine, commander of a ship, 

 who went to Demerara, employed, at my re- 



