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Ellcock may find a valuable fubftitute for the 

 late unhappy poffeffor of " Joe's River." 



Zealous and well verfed as our friend is 

 m the realms of botany, and particularly from 

 having already augmented his fame by his in- 

 duftrlous refearches refpeding the botanical 

 prodaftions of Jamaica, to range amidft fuch ^ 

 a colleQIon of tropical plants, would form 

 the delight of his leifure, and, from his ac- 

 curate knowledge in the fcience, the whole 

 botanical world might perhaps be benefited by 

 it. To Mr. Ellcock, I truft it is alfo a plea- 

 sure in ftore, for he could not but find pleafure 

 in being known to our friend, whofe reputa- 

 tion as a botanift, is only rivalled by his phil- 

 anthrophy, and his amiable character as a man. i|l 



Difappointed in our vlfit at Mr. Ellcock's 

 we rode on to Bridge-Town without further 

 delay, and arrived in time to go off to the 

 Lord Sheffield before the prohibited hour of 

 nine, after which no boats are permitted to 

 leave the fhorc. 



To bring Into one point the fum of grati- 

 fication afforded by this delightful excurfion^ 



