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l£si{. i:> a wooden bridge, at present in a very 

 dilapidated state, md impassable for Cfqn^ageft, 

 which 11^ a^otivee ^ gm^% ins^nvmhtifse to ladieff 

 Hud otiiers who visit across the water. It is 

 repnrtLMl that a new bridtie is in roiiteniplation, 

 to he erected a short distance above the site of 

 the old one ; U "WpiM Ise desirable, for the 



commeneed ^nd finislied aa speedilj $s pos- 



Bible.* 



In company witli Mr. Moor and Dr. Martin, 

 I made an excursion into the interior of the 

 isknd, Ibr t^e purpose ^ ^m^b^ thM ifimtklams 

 of Gandjir, Pepper, &c. as well as for the pnrpose 

 of investigating^ its natnral prodiiction.s. Most 

 of the residents, deeply engaged in moreantile 

 pursuits, fixid but Htlfe leisure or inclination to 

 explore the island, m tisceftain iu real eapa^ 



* Ladies visiting their friends on the opposite side of the 



i^ek ace- obliged tt^ atop ifHe e«ifHQg« i^ftr cme std^ of the 



bridge and walk across, at the risk <)t' dt iaitgitti; tlielr c urls by 

 the breezes, or injuring the fairness of their coijiplexiona 



have a conveyance in waiting on the oj)pnsite f^itk- to take them 

 to the place they may be desirous of visiting. When so much 

 — 'in eplendiii mdnsioni and other frai*ra«*femeitt8to the settle- 

 ment — has been clone hy private merchants, it is to be re- 

 gretted tjiat » new bridge for the convenience of the «ettle- 

 IDt)»lli#s^bie«n so long deferred by the government. 

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