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PASSAGE TO 1TAMARACA. 



church of this extensive vicarage. He returned 

 for answer, that excepting his own residence, of 

 which he was willing to give up to me a portion, 

 and the prison, no dwellings could be met with. 

 However, he desired that I would send a person 

 to speak to him ; this I did, and on the man's 

 return, the offer of the prison was accepted. 



As I had written to mention the day upon 

 which it was my intention to arrive there, I was 

 received by one of my people upon the shore of 

 the main land ; and the canoe which plies for 

 the purpose of carrying passengers across, was 

 ready to take me. The saddles were removed 

 from the horses' backs, we entered the canoe, 

 and shoved off from the shore, the horses swim- 

 ming by the side of it. The passage across is, 

 at this its narrowest part, about half a mile. On 

 landing upon the island, we saddled the horses, 

 and rode for about one quarter of a mile along a 

 sandy path, which is bordered to the left by the 

 water of the channel that runs between the island 

 and the main, and on the right by coco-trees, 

 until we reached a narrow creek, which is not 

 fordable at high water, and in this state we now 

 found it. I left the horses to the care of Manoel, 

 until they could be passed conveniently, whilst 

 I followed the man who had come to receive 

 me. We proceeded over the bridge, which was 

 constructed of loose beams, and scarcely safe 

 even for foot passengers ; immediately beyond 



