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of feeing a number of the tropical fruits, and 

 obferving the garden hedge, which was form- 

 ed of a bulh bearing immenfe quantities of 

 a fpecies of cherry, of a very pleafant flavor. 



From this walk we returned to Bridge 

 Town, by way of Pilgrim, the refidence of 

 the governor — a pleafant home, fituated 

 upon an elevated fpot, about a mile from the 

 Town. Near this place our attention was ar- 

 refted by a party of flaves, or, according to 

 the language of the ifland, gang of negroes^ 

 who were employed in making a road to the 

 governor's houfe. It was the firft large body 

 of flaves we had met with, toiling at their re- 

 gular employment, Immediately under the 

 lafli of the whip ; and we could not but 

 remark that the manner of exebo^ting the 

 ta{k afforded a fliriking example of the in- 

 dolence of climate, and of flavery. Nothing 

 of diligence, nor indufi:ry appeared among 

 them ; and, verily, but little of bodily labor 

 w^as expended. They feemed almoft too idle 

 to> raife the hammer, which they let fall by 

 its own weight, repeating the blow feveral - 

 times, upon the fame fl.one, until it was 



