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Near Hilloughby hill we met with an- 

 other cottage family, regularly defcended 

 from Britifh parents, of long Handing in the 

 ifland, and having all the features, and gene- 

 ral appearance of Europeans. The father of 

 this family was fixty years old, and fome of 

 his predecefTors had lived to upwards of 

 ninety years* We could not trace the pedi- 

 gree fo accurately as in the other family — 

 but this probably was not lefs ancient, the 

 old man having no knowledge but of his Bar- 

 badian predecefTors* and not knowing when 

 they firft came to the ifland. The occupa- 

 tion of this family was that of planting a fmall 

 fpot of land with ginger, and raifing ftock to 

 fell at Bridge-town market. They were 

 poor, like the others, and compelled to labour 

 much in full expofure to the fun. Like the 

 negroes, too, their diet confided chiefly of 

 Vegetables. 



At the fort, commanding the entrance of 

 Carlifle bay, are living a man and his wife, 

 both natives of Barbadoes, whofe anceftors 

 for generations, beyond all that tradition has 

 traced to them, have refided conftantly in the 

 ifland : fitting round the mother we faw five 



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