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when some thoughtless fellow crossed the line of 

 the procession, and received by the way a good 

 box of the ear from the Queen or one of her attend- 

 ant Duchesses. Every body made the same remark 

 to me ; " Well, sir, what do you think Mr. Wilber- 

 force would think of the state of the negroes, if he 

 could see this scene ?■" and certainly, to judge by 

 this one specimen, of all beings that I have yet 

 seen, these were the happiest. As we were passing 

 to our boat, through the market-place, suddenly 

 we saw Miss Edwards dart out of the crowd, and 

 seize the Captain's arm — " Captain ! Captain ! " 

 cried she, " for the love of Heaven, only look at 

 the Red lights ! Old iron hoops, nothing but old 

 iron hoops, I declare ! Well ! for my part ! " and 

 then, with a contemptuous toss of her head, away 

 frisked Miss Edwards triumphantly. 



January 2. 



The St. Elizabeth, which sailed from England 

 at the same time with our vessel, was attacked 

 by a pirate from Carthagena, near the rocks of 

 Alcavella, who attempted three times to board 

 her, though he was at length beaten off ; so that 

 our Piccaroon preparations were by no means 

 taken without foundation. 



At four o'clock this morning I embarked in the 

 cutter for Savannah la Mar, lighted by the most 

 beautiful of all possible morning stars : certainly, 

 if this star be really Lucifer, that " Son of the 



