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dition of Mr. Haynes jun., who accompa-> 

 nied us throughout the remainder of the day. 

 We rode along the fa-nds to a fpot called Beer- 

 flieba, which is ufed as a natural bathing place, 

 among the rocks, and from thence proceeded 

 to a large mafs of rocks, lying In the water, 

 near to the edge of the fea, where we had 

 the expectation of feeing a very curious natu- 

 ral produdion called the animal flower. But 

 here we were unluckily difappointed ; for the 

 tide being in, the fea running high, and the 

 wind ftrong, we were unable to reach the 

 fpot where this phssnomenon of nature is 

 ufually found. 



Although we loft the opportunity of fee- 

 ing it, I cannot refrain from giving you the 

 account of this uncommon flower, and its 

 dwelling place, as communicated to us by 

 our brother Maroons. It is as follows: — 

 Within a deep cave, formed in the rock, is a 

 fpacious natural bafon of water, which is 

 about eleven feet above low water mark. It 

 is coUedted from the fea beating into the cave 

 in rough weather ; and hence, that which 

 lodges in this bafon is entirely fait water, ex- 

 cept a very fmall admixture from rain, which 



