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tills day, an opportunity of wltnefling the 

 progreffive fteps from the cutting of the 

 canes, to the converting of their juice into fugar 

 and rum. At fome more leifure moment, 

 perhaps, I may note for you the whole of 

 the procefs. 



We made our excurfion In fmgle-horfe 

 chaifes, like thofe, with leather tops, ufed in 

 England ; from which they only differ by 

 having the leather, at the fides and the back) 

 made to roll up, and let down at pleafure, 

 for the twofold purpofe of admitting the air, 

 and excluding the rain. We were attended 

 by flaves as running footmen, whofe duty it 

 was to travel as faft as we did, and to be in 

 readinefs lo hold the bridles, or ftand at the 

 horfes' heads, at any fpot where we might 

 chance to alight, or to paufe. They were 

 equal in number to our horfes, but as we 

 were unaccuftomed both to running foot- 

 men, and to flaves, we had flrong feelings of 

 compundion refpeding thefe pedeftrian pa- 

 ges ; and from feeing them run, and pant, and 

 broil, expofed to the mid-day heat of a tropical 

 fun, merely for our eafe and pleafure, it be- 



