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other fish were to be had, it would not be counted 
so great a delicacy.” 
On the 25th November, they reached Barba- 
does, where they were hospitably entertained by 
Sir Edwin Steed, the governor. “ For my own 
part,” says Sloane, “ I liked so well the dessert 
after dinner, which consisted of shaddocks, guavas, 
pines, mangrove-grapes, and other unknown fruits 
in Europe, that I thought all my fatigues well 
bestowed when I came to have such a pleasant 
prospect.” He enjoyed these luxuries for ten 
days, when they again put to sea, and passed St 
Lucia, Martinique, Dominica, Guadaloupe, Mont- 
serrat, and once more landed at Nevis, on Friday, 
December 9th, but quitted it again on the 11th, 
and in five hours reached St Christophers, at that 
time occupied by both French and English, the 
former being in possession of the extremities, and 
our countrymen of the centre. The governor 
“treated his Grace the Duke of Albemarle; and the 
French governor, hearing of his coming ashore, 
sent him a compliment by an officer.” From 
thence they proceeded by St Eustache, Saba, 
Santa Cruz, Mona, Altabella, “ famous for turtles, 
where are a great many eggs laid by them in the 
sand, which are there hatched,” and Hispaniola ; 
and, finally, on the 1 9 th December, they came 
into Port Royal Harbour. 
Dr Sloane had, during the voyage, availed 
himself of every opportunity of examining the 
