524 PASSAGES OVER THE ATLANTIC. 



North side, and in the Wet Season the South, but without losing sight of 

 the first consideration. 



There can be no mistake in recognising any of the Antillas ; nor, in 

 making St. Bartholomew and St. Martin alone, can there be any doubt on 

 seeing at once the eminences or heights of various islands. That this may 

 not mislead any one, they must remember the following instnictions : — 



When in the parallel of St. Bartholomew, at less than 12 miles off, if 

 there be no fog or haze, the Islands of St. Eustatius, Saba, St. Christopher, 

 Nevis, and St. Martin, appear plainly. 



The mountain of St. Eustatius forms a kind of table, with uniform 

 declivities to the East and West ; the top is level, and at the East part of 

 this plain a peak rises, which makes it very remarkable. To the West 

 of the mountain seems to be a great strait, in consequence of the lands 

 near it being below the horizon, and to the West of that there then appears, 

 as it were, another long, low island, the N.W. part of which is highest ; 

 but it is necessary not to be deceived, for all that land is part of the land 

 of St. Eustatius. From this station Saba appears to the N.W.; it is not 

 so high as St. Eustatius, and apparently of less extent than the Western 

 part of St. Eustatius, which is seen insulated. 



The N.W. part of St. Christopher is also seen formed by great mountains, 

 in appearance as elevated as St. Eustatius, with low land to the East ; to 

 the Eastward of this low land Nevis will be seen apparently higher than 

 all the others. 



The lands of St. Martin are notably higher than those of St. Bartholo- 

 mew ; and this island appears also when you are several miles farther 

 from it than from St. Bartholomew. 



When there are any clouds which hinder St. Martin from being seen, 

 there may be some hesitation in recognising St. Bartholomew ; and thus it 

 is proper to notice that the latter, seen upon its own parallel, appears 

 small, and with four peaks, trending North and South, occupying almost 

 its whole extent ; and, if you are not more than 25 miles from it, you will 

 see, also, the appearance of an islet to the North, and another to the 

 South, at a very short distance. As this island has neither trees, high 

 mountains, nor thickets, it is not subject to fogs ; and it may therefore be 

 seen oftener than St. Martin, St. Christopher, Nevis, St. Eustatius, and 

 Saba ; it is therefore advisable to keep its appearance in mind. 



At 25 miles to the East of St. Bartholomew you may see Nevis, very 

 high ; from it to the West the strait called the Narrows, and then the 

 lands of St. Christopher, appearing to rise out of the water, and which 

 continue increasing in height to the Westward, so that the Western of 

 the two mountains, which are at the West part of it, is the higher. This 

 mountain, which is higher than that called Mount Misery, has to the West 

 of it, a gentle declivity, terminating in low land ; and it cannot be mis- 

 taken for any other. To the West of this you may also see the large strait 

 toward St. Eustatitcs; but from this situation you will see only the high 

 S.E. part of that island, or rather, its mountain, in consequence of which 

 it appears like a very small island, while its mountain seem to be lower 

 than Mount Misery ; but it is easily known by the table, which its top 

 forms, by the uniform declivities to the East and West, and by the peak 



