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had previoufly infifted upon our dining, arid 

 paffing the remainder of the day with him ; 

 and he gave us an excellent dinner, and plenty 

 of good wines, with the moft cordial welcome. 

 Caffada cake and roafted plantains were 

 ferved inftead of bread, and with our fowls 

 we had a fauce prepared from the caffada 

 juice, which lofes its poifonous quality by 

 boiling and evaporation, and becomes fome- 

 what like the effence ufed under the name of 

 foy* 



On taking our leave, in the evening, we 

 received many polite and liberal invitations to 

 repeat our vifit ; had our boat loaded with fruit, 

 and were defired to fend for a further fupply 

 whenever it might be acceptable. The eftate 

 was rich in oranges and plantains, beyond all 

 we had vifited ; and fo univerfally were the 

 fields interfered with rows of fruit trees, that 

 whichever path we purfued, the eye looked 

 down a fine avenue loaded, and yellow with 

 fruit* 



Let me announce to you that I have 

 lately been called upon to give in a return of 

 the officers of the hofpital-ftaff entitled to 

 vol. iu s f 



