CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



1'AGt: 



On Board the Phantom— Fellow-Passengers— A Squall 

 — The Azores — Barbadoes — Bridgetown — Negro 

 Divers— The Vegetation— The Ice-house i 



CHAPTER II. 



Bound for Trinidad— The Bocas— The Island Prison— 

 A Coolie Depot— Port of Spain— The Savanna— A 

 Colonial Cricket Match— Island of Margarita— La 

 Guayra — Landing 15 



CHAPTER III. 



The La Guayra and Caracas Railway— Tunnels— Bridgi - 

 —Appearance of the City — Buildings — Ca ttleya 



Mossi/e — Life Assurance — Fine Scenery — Puerto 

 Cabello— Public Gardens— Railway to Valencia- 

 Sentinels in the State Prison — Ex Route for 

 CuRAgoA— Marine Politeness— Omnibus Boats— The 

 Language 25 



