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Chap. XX.—B. P.] BUCCANEER HAUNTS. 
Little Corn Island is only one and a half mile long, 
by less than half a mile broad. The channel between 
the two islands is about eight miles in width. 
There are several other islands and cays on this 
coast, indeed the name of the latter is legion; they are 
picturesque, contain guano, and are well worth a visit, 
but too numerous to describe. Of the islands, Old 
Providence and St. Andrew’s were visited by us, and 
therefore demand a passing notice. 
The former was a famous stronghold of the Bucca¬ 
neers ; one of their forts is still to he seen in ruins. 
Providence is much bigger than Great Corn Island, 
and in one place attains an elevation of 1200 ft.; 
although the general average is not more than 700 ft., 
so that the land is decidedly hilly. Plenty of stock 
is obtainable here and water from a running stream ; 
the inhabitants are of the same type as those at Corn 
Islands, and number about 300. The latitude is 
13° 23' N., longitude 81° 22° W. 
St. Andrew’s is the largest island on the Mos¬ 
quito Coast, being about seven miles long by half a 
mile broad; it is about eighty miles from the Corn 
Islands, and is in lat. 12°10' 1ST. and long. 81° 50' W. 
There are between 400 and 500 inhabitants, all of 
English extraction, but the island, like Old Provi¬ 
dence, is claimed by the United States of Columbia. 
Not that this seems to give the islanders much con¬ 
cern; practically they govern themselves and are a 
happy family, living together in peace and plenty, 
with all sorts of surplus fruit, vegetables, and stock in 
abundance, ready for sale to any passer by. Water 
