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mnts of the table numerous. Odour of the negroes offerflve 

 Stock and provifions abundant at Barbadoes. Perfonal cloth" 

 ing of the inhabitants — Bed clothing. Languid pronuncia- 

 tion of Barbadoes Creoles. Concerning the ft ate of the Jlaves. 

 Old and decrepit negroes allowed to beg, and to lie about the 

 Jlreets. Firfi example of ftaves feen by the author and his 

 comrades. The negroes of the poorer owners dj/lin- 

 guilhed from thofe of the more opulent. Clothing of /laves. 

 Confiruclion of thir dwellings. Negroes chilly , and hover 

 round a fire in the evening ;—~are fond of fmoking tobacco. 

 Food iffued to theflaves. Pepper-pot. Hours of toil. De- 

 ficiency of moral principle among flaves y Page 95 



Concerning the elephantiafis^ or endemial malady of 

 Barbadoes > - - - 119 



Farms in Barbadoes termed plantations or ejlates. Poor cot - 

 tagers. Native Barbadians* Their extravagant opinion 

 concerning the importance of the if and. Examples in proof 

 that the negro form and colour are not the mere confequence 

 of climate and locality, - - - - 1 3 1 



No accurate tidings at Barbadoes of the approach of the 

 Port/mouth Convoy. ' Symptoms of the troops moving. Drs. 

 Henderfon and Cave ordered to remain in charge of the 

 ftch of the St. Domingo divifion. Author cautions his friend 

 not to liflen to the alarming rumours of ficknefs, and death. 

 Great numbers in hofpital : — their maladies mild, and Eu- 

 ropean — not endemic. Author witneffes a cafe of yellow fever 

 in company with Dr. Jackfon^ - 14a 



