SOUTH AMERICA. 
2GI 
In this island I found the Red-start, described in 
Wilson’s u Ornithology of the United States.” I 
wished to learn whether any of these birds remain 
the whole year in Antigua, and breed there; or 
whether they all leave it for the north when the sun 
comes out of the southern hemisphere; but, upon 
inquiry, I could get no information whatever. 
After passing a dull week here, I sailed for Gua- 
daloupe, whose bold and cloud-capped mountains 
have a grand appearance as you approach the island. 
Basseterre, the capital, is a neat town, with a hand¬ 
some public walk in the middle of it, well shaded by 
a row of fine tamarind trees on each side. Behind 
the town, La Souffriere raises its high romantic 
summit; and on a clear day, you may see the vol¬ 
canic smoke which issues from it. 
Nearly midway, betwixt Guadaloupe and Domi¬ 
nica, you descry the Saintes. Though high, and 
bold, and rocky, they have still a diminutive appear¬ 
ance when compared with their two gigantic neigh¬ 
bours. You just see Marigalante to windward of 
them, some leagues off, about a yard high in the 
horizon. 
Dominica is majestic in high and rugged moun¬ 
tains. As you sail along it, you cannot help ad¬ 
miring its beautiful coffee plantations, in places so 
abrupt and steep, that you would pronounce them 
almost inaccessible. Roseau, the capital, is but a 
small town, and has nothing attractive except the 
well - known hospitality of the present harbour¬ 
master, who is particularly attentive to strangers, 
FOURTH 
JOURNEY. 
Island of 
Guada¬ 
loupe. 
Island of 
Dominica. 
Roseau. 
