

SALT-MARSH. 



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condition, plainly showing, that the country en- 

 joyed a plentiful supply of water. 



The road of the next day led us through 

 woodlands, and over loose stony ground ; but 

 the woods of this part of the country are not 

 large and luxuriant ; they have not the grandeur 

 of the forests of Pernambuco, nor is the brush- 

 wood which grows under them so close and thick. 

 We passed through some estates, of which the 

 live stock seemed in good condition ; and saw 

 this day a whole drove or lot (late) of cream- 

 coloured mares. I asked for water to drink at 

 one of the houses ; some was brought to me by 

 a pretty white girl, who was apparently about 

 seventeen years of age ; she talked a great deal, 

 and in a lively manner, so as to show that she 

 had inhabited more civilised regions. There 

 were in the house two children of colour, which 

 she told me were her's ; she was the daughter 

 of a man of small property, who had married her 

 contrary to her wishes, to a wealthy mulatto 

 man. She gave a message to the guide to deliver to 

 her husband, who was superintending the felling 

 of some timber by the road side, along which we 

 were to pass ; we met with him, he was of dark 

 complexion, and about forty years of age. 1 

 learnt her story from the Acu guide ; he said, 

 it had made some noise in these parts at the 

 time. In the afternoon we passed over a salt- 

 marsh, surrounded by great numbers of car- 



