20 
foot, with a load, comes from the town in 
little more than three hours. On the hill 
there is a Bungalow for the Lieutenant 
Governor; and on one close to it, another 
Bungalow, for the accommodation of con¬ 
valescents. An European is always sta¬ 
tioned on the hill, for the purpose of giv¬ 
ing notice of all vessels which approach 
the Island. The view from the hill is un¬ 
commonly grand and extensive; the Lad- 
das to the N. W. and Pulo Dinding to the 
Southward, each seventy miles distant, 
are perfectly visible in clear weather. 
In April, 1799, a shock of an earth¬ 
quake was felt, the only one ever known 
till August, ISOS; when on the 25th, be¬ 
tween one and two V. M. there was ano¬ 
ther smart shock: it continued about a 
minute and a half, running from East to 
West: no damage was done in either. 
