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Galician surgeon ordered bleedings, to obviate the 
“‘ heat and corruption of the blood ;” but little exer- 
tion had been made in attempting to diminish the 
danger of infection, and there. was not an ounce of 
bark on board. A sailor, who had been on the point 
of expiring, recovered his health in a singular man- 
ner. His hammock having been so hung that the 
sacrament could not be administered to him, he was 
removed to an airy place near the hatchway, and left 
there, his death being expected every moment. The 
transition from a hot and stagnant to a fresher and 
purer atmosphere gradually restored him, and his 
recovery furnished the doctor with an additional 
proof of the necessity of bleeding and evacuation,—a 
treatment of which the fatal effects soon became per- 
ceptible. 
On the 13th, early in the morning, very high land 
was seen. The wind blew hard, the sea was rough, 
large drops of rain fell at intervals, and there was 
every appearance of stormy weather. Considerable 
doubt existed as to the latitude and longitude, which 
was, however, removed by observations made by our 
travellers, and the appearance of the island of Toba- 
go. This little island isa heap of rocks, the dazzling 
whiteness of which forms an agreeable contrast with 
the verdure of the scattered tufts of trees upon it. 
The mountains are crowned with very tall opuntie, 
which alone are enough to apprize the navigator that 
he has arrived on an American coast. 
After doubling the north cape of Tobago and the 
point of St Giles, they discovered from the mast-head 
what they regarded as a hostile squadron ; which, 
however, turned out to be only a group of rocks. 
Crossing the shoal which joins the former island to 
