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bodily fatigue from our long and fcorching 

 ride. x 



We drank a glafs of punch, and explored 

 the deep caverns and various recefles of this 

 rocky retreat before the dinner vsras ferved. 

 About four o'clock we took our feats at table, 

 having been in ahnoft conftant exercife from 

 five in the morning. A hanging rock of ma- 

 dripores fhaded us above and behind ; and, in 

 the front, we had the breeze of the valley foftly 

 breaking its way to us through a plantation of 

 bamboos and fragrant limes, while, immedi- 

 ately before us, fmoking viands, rich wines, and 

 delicious fruits crowned the board. Having 

 endeavoured to provoke your thirft for the 

 oranges of the valley, I might further urge 

 your appetite in queft of the cray-fifli foup 

 of the focial rock," for I do not know 

 that I ever tailed any difh fo rich, or of fuch 

 exquifite flavor. But tell not this to our 



friend the newly eleded alderman; un- 



lefs he can fpare time for a trip to Barbadoes ; 

 where he might feel compenfated for the 

 voyage, by feafllng upon cray-fifli foup, and 

 centurian oranges under the " focial rock 



