Letters from the West Indies, during a visit in the autumn of MDCCCXXXVI, and the spring of MDCCCXXXVII; . THE WEST INDIES. 19 LETTER III. George Town, (Stdbroek) Demerara, llth Mo., 23rd, 1836. My Dear F r. As the Mail boat is about to return to Bar-badoes, I hasten to inform thee that we arrivedhere in safety, after a somewhat tedious sail ofsix days; the distance is about three hundred andfifty miles. We were five passengers, with apleasant Captain 5 and there was luxury in havingplenty of room. One of our company was aPlanter from Antigua, on a visit to Demerara,with some intention of sett
Letters from the West Indies, during a visit in the autumn of MDCCCXXXVI, and the spring of MDCCCXXXVII; . THE WEST INDIES. 19 LETTER III. George Town, (Stdbroek) Demerara, llth Mo., 23rd, 1836. My Dear F r. As the Mail boat is about to return to Bar-badoes, I hasten to inform thee that we arrivedhere in safety, after a somewhat tedious sail ofsix days; the distance is about three hundred andfifty miles. We were five passengers, with apleasant Captain 5 and there was luxury in havingplenty of room. One of our company was aPlanter from Antigua, on a visit to Demerara,with some intention of settling there. The fer-tility of the soil, and the flourishing state of theColony, make it a point of attraction at the presenttime. Another was W .* * *, our fellow passen-ger, from Falmouth, who had been in Demerarabefore. His description of the place was theland of mud and musquitoes ; and of the largemusquitoes, called Gaily Nippers, he told start-ling tales. There are several species, a small kindwith black and white legs, infesting the houses,and the larger ones common to the woods. Wewere one Sabb
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