. The Bermuda islands. An account of their scenery, climate, productions, physiography, natural history and geology, with sketches of their discovery and early history, and the changes in their flora and fauna due to man. Natural history. 439 A. E. Verrill—The J^ermuda Islands. 27 close to the shore of Walsinghara Bay.* (Fig. 15.) It is consider- ably out of repair and some of the outbuildings are in ruins. It is one of the oldest houses on the islands, for it is said to have been built about 1670-80, but it has been considei'ably altered and rejDaired within 50 years. It is pointed out to vis
. The Bermuda islands. An account of their scenery, climate, productions, physiography, natural history and geology, with sketches of their discovery and early history, and the changes in their flora and fauna due to man. Natural history. 439 A. E. Verrill—The J^ermuda Islands. 27 close to the shore of Walsinghara Bay.* (Fig. 15.) It is consider- ably out of repair and some of the outbuildings are in ruins. It is one of the oldest houses on the islands, for it is said to have been built about 1670-80, but it has been considei'ably altered and rejDaired within 50 years. It is pointed out to visitors as the house of the poet, Thomas Moore, who really resided at St. George's for about four months, from January to May, 1804. He had been appointed. Figure 15.—Walsingham ; Mangrove Trees on the left side. to an official position there, which did not prove satisfactory to him, so he delegated his duties to a deputy and returned home, after visiting the United States and Canada. He may have been an occasional or a frequent guest at the Walsingham House, for the * This Bay was so named in 1609, in honor of Mr. Walsingham, coxswain of the " Sea Venture," who discovered it. It is related by Strachy that when the vessel, which the shipwrecked crew had built, finally set sail for Virginia, she got aground on one of the reefs at the entrance of St. George's Harbor, causing great dismay, but Mr. Walsingham soon got her clear of the reef. " When shee strucke upon the Eocke, the Cock-swayne, one Walsingham, beeing in the Boate, with a quicke spirit (when wee were all amazed, and our hearts failed) did give way stoutly, and so by Gods goodnesse hee led it out at three fadome, and three fadome and a half water. The wind served us easily all that day and the next (God be ever praysed for it) to the no little joy of us all, we got cleere of the ;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for
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