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condition as the batteries. It is built on aflat rock, with 

 the third and principal battery in front of it, surrounded 

 by a continuation of the valley la Trinidad, wliich on each 

 side of tJie town forms a level plain, overgrown with groups 

 of the date-pahn ; and terminating in a sandy beach. A 

 rock situated towards the Avestern battery, forms the Avest 

 side of the entrance. In the harbour Avere two vessels, 

 one of Avhich having English colours, made us hope for a 

 conveyance of letters to England ; but Ave Avere afterwards 

 informed that this vessel Avas to be very much delayed in 

 its passage, being previously destined to touch at Lisbon. 

 At 1 2 o'clock the anchor Avas dropt, and Ave AA'ere immedi- 

 ately ready to go on shore. It had been signified to us, 

 that the expedition Avould have to remain here two days 

 only ; Ave Avere therefore anxious to make the best use Ave 

 could of our limited time. Jilost of the officers, Tudor, 

 the gardener and myself, Avent on shore. Our plan Avas to 

 ramble about in the neighbourhood the Avhole of the after- 

 noon, afterAvards to join Fitzmaurice, Galwey and Cranch, 

 Avho had set out on a fishing-party in a small bay situated 

 to the eastAvard ; then to return Avith them on board ; and, 

 before day-break the next morning, to make an excursion 

 to the higher mountains of the island, and not to return till 

 the last moment of our allotted time. Unfortunately, in 

 consequence of this plan, aa^c had not provided ourseh'es 

 Avith more apparatus than Avould be necessary for an ex- 

 cursion of a fcAv hours only. Captain Tuckey and the rest 

 waited upon the Governor. Lockhart and myself soon 

 found of course objects enough to attract our attention ; 



