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politely invited, and dined with the officers at 

 iWtWss^ At a place called Tlte fair," the 

 hit^ mmti ^^-smSkmn^ as w«U d» numerous 

 other aquatic birds, congregate ; and the eggs of 

 the sea-swallows, which are of a dirty white, 

 witli dark red spots, and about the size of crows' 

 eggSj are there collected at certain seasons of 

 the ji&dr^m thousanclB: seireial of these were 

 given to usj and found delicale and excdlcut 



eating. It was d^irk before we went off to the 

 ship, and a lieavy surf rendered tlu^ embarkation 

 very dangerous : no boats should attempt going 

 offafterda^iu 4,|j3yai&3teji^efl» 

 a little iniaxiealed;» Ml is^ the wied^^ md^ idng 

 overpowered by violence of the snrf and 

 the eddy, perished. After some difficulty, we 

 all re-eni barked, and, getting safely on board, 

 temmi our voyage. 



The island ijs eo&gldered geii^% bedlihy^ 

 djsentex^^ hdbg Ihe only disease experienced ; 

 and the temperature of the air pleasant, being sel- 

 dom bin;her in the shadi^ than tlie constant 

 trade-breeze tending to keep the atmosphere teni- 



perafie. MezeIianl«&H^a In dmires^ for supplies^ 

 my liei^ obtain tbemytli^ only e^l^ 

 b\^ the government being the freight fi'oin Eng- 

 land. Fish can lu' ]n'ociu*ed iu some quantitv, nud 

 a kind of conger eel, procured ut this ishmd, had. 



