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..calms and unpleasant weather near the equator. . Cape St. Sebastian. . cur- 

 rents; storms near the Cape of Good Hope, .whales. . Bay Falso, .Simmons' har- 

 bour. . Isthmus between Table Bay and Bay Falso. . Dutch settlement at Simmons' 

 harbour, .journey from thence to Cape Town. . carriages. . roads. . general aspect 

 of the country. . protea. . account of the Cape. . climate, variation of the compass, 

 and weather. . Table mountain. . contiguous mountains. . Cape town. . public and 

 private buildings. . gardens; fruits, flowers, trees. . menagerie. . inhabitants of Cape 

 town. . character of the men, inferior to that of the women. . disproportion of the 

 sexes. . boarding houses. . cheapness of living. . fraud of the washerwomen. . price 

 of different articles. . scarcity of timber, .beauty and variety of the plants., dis- 

 tant farms. . character of the Dutch farmers; their cruelty and savage traits- 

 some causes assigned for their degeneracy. . great stock of those farms, .vineyards 

 .. Dutch government of the colonj^. . first establishment there. . character of the 

 Hottentots. . Boshmen. . Caffraria. . wild animals at the Cape. . hippopotamus. . 

 rhinoceros. . . camelo-pardalis. . . zebra. . . monkeys. . . orang-outang. . mongoose. . 

 mocock. .birds in southern Africa. . ostrich. . cassowary. .Java pigeon. . secretary 

 bird. . penguins. .African lions, .villas, gardens, and farms near Cape town., 

 variety and excellence of the fruits. . tent wine. . flowers and vegetables, .myrtle 

 hedges. . Constantia and its vineyards. . grand mountain scenery near the Cape.. 

 Voyage from thence to St. Helena. . beauties at sea. . St. Helena pigeons. . gene- 

 ral appearance and geographical description of the island. . volcanic eruption. . 

 fortifications, .town. . public and private buildings, .romantic appearance of the 

 country, beauty of the interior vallies. . climate. . inhabitants. . first establishment 

 of the English, .government, .cattle, .provisions, fruits and vegetables, .birds. . 

 rose-linnets, Java sparrows. . trees and plants, indigenous and exotic. . fish. . sail 

 for England, .unpleasant weather near the line. . anchor on the coast of Guinea 

 ..unfortunate detention there, .sultry weather- . apathy of the crew .. meet a 

 French vessel, .variety offish on the gold coast. . Medusa. . sharks. . favourable 

 winds.. Cape de Verd Islands. . Fogo. . Azores. . sudden tempest .. St. Mary's 

 island, .arrival at Corke. . Cove of Corke. .departure from Ireland, .rapture on 

 landing in England. . conclusion 163 



