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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION,. 
McCallum (Pierre F.) 
Travels in Trinidad during the Months of February;,. 
March and April 1803. Yol. 8vo. Liverpool 1805. 354 pp. 
This work is mainly a tirade against General Pieton who 
was Governor of Trinidad at the time of McCallum’s visit. 
An imperfect account of the island and some of its pro- 
ductions is contained in the book. 
Mallet (F.) 
Descriptive Account of the island of Trinidad made by 
order of Sir Ealph Abercrombie EM3. 1797, with map and 
tables — 4to. London 1802 — 15 pp. 
This contains a brief description of the physical features 
of the island and of its productions and also of those of 
parts of the adjoining continent. 
Population July 1797. 
Whites , 
Colored. 
Slaves. 
Indians. 
Total 
Males 
.. 1295 
2094 
5396 
495 
9280 
Females . . 
. . 856 
2382 
4613 
587 
8438 
Total 
.. 2151 
4476 
10,009 
1082 
17,718 
Mention is made in this work of the lamentin or manati 
weighing generally from 5 to 8 cwt. or more, and of the 
pantouflier or zigene, a dangerous and voracious monster, 
10 or 12 feet long and thick in proportion; its head is, 
shaped like a hammer having large round terrific eyes, a 
wide mouth well armed with teeth, and more conveniently 
disposed for biting than those of the shark, to which in 
many respects this animal bears much resemblance. No- 
tice is taken of two gulfs or vortices in the sea, one near 
Labrea, which in stormy weather gushes out, raising the 
water five or six feet and covering its surface with pelro- 
