a large fire, feeming to enjoy it as if it relieved 

 them from freezing cold. Remarking upon 

 the Angularity of this, with the thermometer 

 at nearly 8o°, it was obferved to us that they 

 required it for roafting their plantains, dew- 

 ing their pepper-pot, and preparing their other 

 little meffes for fupper ; and, moreover, that 

 the negroes were always chilly in the evening, 

 and would be quite comfortlefs without a fire. 



Owing to the tide being out, at the time 

 we returned, there was not fufficient water in 

 the canal to admit of our going down in the 

 boat, we, therefore, were compelled to walk 

 nearly two miles before we embarked. Dur- 

 ing this walk, we were in danger of being 

 devoured by thofe annoying infedts the muf- 

 quitoes, which attacked us in fuch daring 

 foofls that we were obliged to walk with fmall 

 boughs in our hands, and to continue, the 

 whole time, beating them from our legs and 

 faces. 



The fire flies were, fcarcely, lefs numerous 

 than the mufquitoes; but, although we were 

 annoyed by their flying againft us, we fuffered 

 no pain from them. They neither tormented 



