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urbanity. No attention was forgotten to ren- 

 der every thing comfortable and 'agreeable 

 to us : no care was omitted to promote or 

 forward our gratification. It feemed the ob- 

 jed of all to offer us every poffible accom- 

 modation, and to bring us acquainted, in the 

 happieft manner, with the country and its 

 inhabitants. We felt infinitely lefs of fatigue 

 lhan might have been expeded, from the 

 great diftance we had journied, and from the 

 length of time we were expofe4 to heat, and 

 exercife ; and the only alloy Which in any 

 degree interrupted our enjoynient, through- 

 out this grateful day, was a fenle of fuffering, 

 of which we could not w^holly diveft ourfelves 

 concerning the poor flaves, who had to fup- 

 port, on foot, the very fame journey which, 

 in us, was regarded as a furprizing exertion 

 on horfeback. 



In the courfe of the day we repeatedly 

 made compaffionate appeals to the gen- 

 tlemen of the ifland concerning them, but 

 they as conftantly affured us that our pity 

 was mifplaced, adding that they were ac- 

 cuftomed to the exercife, and would fufFer 



