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Tlic pnssao-c l)etW(H'ii the Drscrfas andMndeira 

 is roiisidoHMl to Ik* ahditt. rlcvrii uiilrs aei'oss. 

 The Descrtas sti't-tch nearly iiorth-nortli-west 

 and jemi^-fiOtiit^^^sa^ Im £v6 leagues 



in extent ; (bi^ hm^ m ntmapkt^ hsma d|f eat- 

 ance, witjl steep, rugged, perpendicular rocks 

 descending: to tlie .«ea ; on tlie largest island 

 there was some appearance of eultivatioii, and 

 the tufat ottedrt&mdu ash, impai^ ft^^ mltm 

 t0 mr&t^ paTts of the islamd ; there is a li^li 

 pjrramidal rock, resembling a needle or pillar, 

 sitnated about the north-west part of the group, 

 which at a distance is like a ship under sail. 



By eight A, theheast <^ lius^j^ Jbitxl ^sA- 

 I»al0d gl6<»n3rmM wiiidb had ^ir^doWl^ hem 

 pending over and concealing the beautiful fea- 

 tures of the island of Madeira, and caused it to 

 burst forth in all its luxuriance and beauty ; the 

 northern part of the island had a very sombre, 

 hd»m «6peot, when <e^;^ir^ trilh fbe feiH^litf 



of the southern ; the plantations, glowing in 

 varied tints, interspersed with neat white villas 

 and small villages, gave much animation and 

 pictoresqneheaufy to the scene. 



EaYtf iti the n^ornlilf m thetim^ best e4Ie&*^ 

 lated to view the island clearly, as the fiun, 

 gradually emerging from the dense masses 

 of clouds which have previously enveloped 



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