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myfelf rofe very early, and left the iliip at 

 5 o'clock. On arriving at Bridge Town we 

 found flaves, horfes and every neceffary, for 

 the excurfioo, provided by the friendly atten- 

 tion of Mr. B. Hinde, under whofe guidance 

 we placed ourfelves for the journey. 



We went to the houfe of his brother 

 before breakfaft, where we found the table 

 fpread, and the dodor waiting to receive us, 

 and prepared to join the party ; as was alfo 

 Mr. Abel Hinde, another of his brothers. 

 After amply fatisfying our morning appetites, 

 we proceeded towards Col. Williams's, which 

 is fome miles further in the country. The fun 

 had become more powerful than we had felt 

 it on our way from Bridge^Town to the doc- 

 tor's; but we gradually afcended to higher 

 land, and coming into a mountainous part 

 of the country, we found thefbreeze fufficiently 

 ftrong to prevent all fenfe of languor or op- 

 preffion. 



A little before we reached the abode of 

 Col. Williams, we pafTed through a field 

 where a large gang of negroes -was employed 



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