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coast, and corresponding to the Carenage valley, is the bay 

 of Maqueripe. The port of Carenage belongs to this ward: 

 the population is mainly composed of fishermen. The dis- 

 trict is unhealthy, as also the ward of Chaguaramas. This 

 latter consists of the extremity of the north-west peninsula 

 and the islands of Monos and Gasparillo, with Long and 

 Begorrat's islands. This ward is entirely hilly, scantily inhabited, 

 and more scantily cultivated ; vegetables and manioc, or bitter 

 cassava, are the principal productions, to which may be added 

 some coffee. The port of Carenage is partly situated in this ward. 

 Petit-Bourg, a miserable assemblage of huts, stands at the lower 

 extremity, and is, from its position, one of the most unhealthy spots 

 in Trinidad. Carenage is separated from Chaguaramas by a large 

 promontory, connected with the mainland by a mere neck 2,000 

 feet wide, and so low that it is used as a portage. Chaguaramas, 

 as already stated, is a fine land-locked harbour with bold water ; 

 a stream of pure, never-failing water runs down the hills into the 

 bay. The island of Gasparillo is well known on account of its 

 extensive caves, and the immense number of bats which, in con- 

 sequence, haunt it. A whale-fishery has been established at its 

 south extremity. The soil of Gasparillo is good, but vegetation 

 there suffers from want of water. Long and Begorrat's islands 

 are two small islets, whither the inhabitants of Port-of- Spain re- 

 sort for sea-bathing and change of air. Monos belongs to the 

 borough council of Port-of- Spain, as also Huevos and Pato. Two 

 whale-fisheries are established at Monos. It has also several wells 

 of wholesome water, and is pretty largely inhabited. A small, but 

 neat chapel, has likewise been erected there by the cure of 

 Carenage, with the aid of the inhabitants. The population con- 

 sists chiefly of fishermen, and nothing can be cultivated there ex- 

 cept during the wet season. 



The ward of Chacachacareo consists of the islands of Pato and 

 Huevos uninhabited and Chacachacareo. The latter island may 

 be said to be formed of two smaller islets or ridges, converging to- 

 wards the north till they meet, being there connected by a neck 

 of land a few yards in breadth, and a few feet above the level of 

 the sea a fine little cove, with deep water, being formed between 

 the two ridges. Chacachacareo is well populated, fertile, and once 

 produced fine cotton ; it is now cultivated in vegetables and fruits, 

 and is noted for its fine sugar-apples and melons. Guinea-grass 



