GKAND PROSPECT. 
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While remaining at Spanish-town, enjoying the hos- 
pitality and society of my valued friend, Richard Hill, 
Esq., I made an excursion with him to the summit of 
the Liguanea mountains, an elevation of about 3000 
feet. Little of interest occurred on the way up, until 
we arrived at the top, when a magnificent view of the 
interior to the Santa Cruz mountains, of the sinuous 
coast from Kingston to near Alligator Pond, and of 
the broad plain of Liguanea, spread out as in a map, 
with Spanish-town in its centre, — repaid the toil of 
ascent. This prospect has been sketched by Sir 
Henry De la Beche, in the Geological Transactions, 
(vol. ii. 2nd ser.) from which an idea of its grandeur 
and vast expanse may be obtained. Turning north- 
ward, the sea was visible between the peaks on the 
opposite side of the island, near Annotto Bay ; but 
on the east the view was shut in by a dark and 
frowning mountain, of greater elevation than that on 
which we stood, concealing the whole windward end 
of the island. 
Six hours spent in ascending left but little of day- 
light remaining ; and after the beasts were cared for, 
and our own weariness a little recruited by rest and 
refreshment, it was almost evening. I spent an hour, 
however, searching for shells and insects, though with 
little success ; a specimen or two of a Cyclostoma 
hitherto new to me [C, fascia) ^ and many of some of 
the kinds abundant around Bluefields, with the very 
common Cylindrella cylindrus^ were all I could find ; 
and insects there were none. Very few birds occurred, 
and none that were not familiar to me ; the Hopping 
Dick {Merula leucogenys) was most numerous; but 
