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of the feaft of this little cottage, built by 

 generous hofpitality, and dedicated to friend- 

 ftiip and focial harmony. A fupply of pro- 

 vifions was likewife collededjor the refrefh- 

 rnent of our flaves and horfes, and thefe 

 were regaled with no lefs liberality than their 

 mafters — the friendly hofpitality of the " Bay-* 

 houfe" being extended equally to all. 



Punch and mandram were ferved to us 

 before dinner, the one to quench our thirft, 

 the other to provoke the appetite ; and foon 

 afterwards were fet before us a variety of 

 diflies, confiding of boiled, ftewed, and broiled 

 fifli, a cold roafted lamb, a cold turkey, fowls, 

 tongues, cray-fifl'i, and a multitude of other 

 good things. After we had dined very abun- 

 dantly the table was covered with punch, a 

 variety of excellent wines, and feveral fpecies 

 of fruit. Among the latter was a fine pine, the 

 firft we had tafted In the ifland. I do not know 

 that the flavor was fuperior to that of fome of 

 the pines I have tafted from the hot-houfes of 

 England, although it certainly was very ex-, 

 quifite: but I muft tafte again, and often, 

 before I hazard a general opinion upon this 

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