7F I-OHDURts.


these winds last, the mornings and even-
ings are cold, frequently unpleasantly so
and whatin this country is understoodhby
awetnort/s mightperhaps:furnish no very
imperfect idea of a November day in
England; a dry-north, on the contrary,is
healthful, agreeable, and invigorating.
The state of the weather during the north/
is extremely-variable; fbr depression of
more than 15 degrees in the thermometer
has been remarked in the space of a few
hours. Thunder storms are frequent dur.
ing the greater part of the year, and in
the hottest months te~ i ftenitrtneatd6dy
violent.
 The town of Balize, which is placed at
the mouth of the river of the same name,*
is the only regular establishment which
the English settlers have formed in this
country. It is immediately open to the
gea; and, though the situation islow, the
 The Spaniards invariably name this river,
]WILriS.