Occasional Notes. 369 
" the Rev. JOHN CULLEN,* who lived amongst them for 
" nearly 20 years, caring for them in health and 
" in sickness, and never allowing their Christian princi- 
" pies to flag. Father Cullen'S generosity was well- 
" known. He would want himself, to assist another ; 
" and, in short, he was generous to a fault." 
" The Spaniards, on getting possession of their 
" new lands, turned the Moruca hills to profitable 
" account by planting coffee, cocoa, fruit-trees, various 
" kinds of ground possessions, and also tobacco — which 
" they made into cigars." 
" Their present church, at Sta. Rosa, is as neat and 
" substantial a building, for its size, as any in the colony. 
" The materials used in its construction are of the very 
" best, and were all brought to the spot by the Indians 
" of the Mission, free of expense. The present priest, 
" Father MESINI, has bestowed untiring energy and 
" personal attention in having the church erected and 
" the surrounding grounds planted ; but his time is much 
'• occupied with his other work on the Essequibo coast.'' 
In answer to a request addressed to him for further 
information on this point, Mr. McCLlNTOCK writes to 
me — 
" I am unable to tell you the exact time the Spaniards 
"arrived in the Moruca; but I know that in 1821-2 
" small numbers arrived there, and from that time up 
"to 1 829-30, they increased considerably. I hold a letter 
" written by one Smith, a traveller, dated the 15th of 
" April 1829, in which he states that he has obtained 
" the services of Juan, Captain of all the Spanish 
" Arawaks in Moruca, to convey him to the Wynie 
* Father Cullen is still living in England. — Ed. 
