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in cutting canes. This proved a feafonable re- 



frefhment to us, for we had grown thirfty, 

 and were glad to adopt the Barbadoes cuftom 

 of giving our whips to the flaves, and taking 

 fugar canes to ride with — fucking one end to 

 quench our third, while we beat on our 

 horfes with the other. 



Thus equipped, we prefently arrived at 

 the dwelling of the owner of the canes, faluting 

 him with the ftalFs of fugar in our hands, 

 which we had juft taken from his field. He 

 greeted us very cordially, Invited us to alight, 

 and, perceiving that fome of us were ftrangers.^ 

 conduded us to the works, to fliew us the 

 procefs of making the fugar. While looking 

 at the fugar- works, we were joined by CoL 

 Williams, who had rode out thus far, to meet 

 us ; and our party being now complete, we 

 proceeded to a moft romantic and beautiful 

 part of the ifiand, called Scotland. 



Near Bridge-Town we obferved that the 

 foil was of rich black earth, but not of great 

 depth, being In many places only thinly fpread 

 upon calcareous rocks, which are formed 



