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but, undoubtedly, from the proximity of Cerarrtj 

 it is enriched with part of the plants of that laq 

 ifland. 



In the evening of the 9th the Governor gav 

 an entertainment on the occafion of the birth- 

 day of one of his fons, who was then' in Europe 

 for the purpofc of completing his education ; all 

 the naturalifts were invited, and we repaired to 

 the government-houfe an hour after funfet. The 

 coolncfs of the atmofphere then permitted dan- 

 cing; the ball was already begun, and fevcral 

 cotillions had been formed in the grand fa- 

 loon, in which his Excellency had received us 

 at the firfl viiit we paid him with Admiral D'En- 

 trccaftcaux. 



This faloon was a fort of gallery decorated 

 with fomc prints, and a fmall number of very 

 iudifTcrent pictures, placed at a great diftancc 

 from each other. The walls were only laid over 

 with fome coats of lime; it would, however, have 

 been cafy, and by no means expenfive, to adorn 

 them with an excellent wainfcotin<r, the ifland 

 furnifhing fcveral forts of wood proper for that 

 p.urpofe. 



Almoft all the daughters of the Company's 



at the ball. Although the heat of 



induced, us to fuppofe that every 



(juick movement would be avoid< d. we Jaw, 



with furprifej that thefc young ladies had adopted 



5 a man- 



