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Fourth called Rosinante's own. The mules feeding on them. 



Journey. 



put you in mind of Ovid's description of famine : — 



" Dura cutis, per quam spectari viscera possent." 



It is somewhat singular, that there is not a single river 

 or brook in the whole island of Antigua. In this it 

 dilfers from Tartary in the other world ; which, accord- 

 ing to old writers, has five rivers ; viz. Acheron, Phlegeton, 

 Cocytus, Styx, and Lethe. 



In this island I found the Red-start, described in 

 Wilson's " Ornithology of the United States." I wished 

 to learn whether any of these birds remain the whole 

 year in Antigua, and breed there ; or whether they all 

 leave it for the north when the sun comes out of the 

 southern hemisphere ; but, upon inquiry, I could get no 

 information whatever. 

 Island of After passiug a dull week here, I sailed for Guadaloupe, 

 Gaudaioupe. ^^j-^^^g bold and cloud-cappcd mountains have a grand 

 appearance as you approach the island. Basseterre, the 

 capital, is a neat tomi, with a handsome pubhc walk in 

 the middle of it, well shaded by a row of fine Tamarind 

 trees on each side. Behind the town, La Souffriere raises 

 its high romantic summit ; and, on a clear day, you may 

 see the volcanic smoke which issues from it. 



Nearly mid-way, betwixt Guadaloupe and Dominica, 

 you descry the Saintcs. Though high, and bold, and 

 rocky, they have still a diminutive appearance when com- 



