MOSQUITO MORE.


breeze springing up, we once more pur.
sued our course, and shortly afterwards
cleared Ruatan, and passed the small ad-
joining islands of Helene, Moratte, and
Barbarette; these may be deemed only as
detached parts of the former, being
merely separated from it, and from each
other, by a narrow channel of the se.
At sun set, we saw the island of Bonacca,
distant about eight leagues. During the
whole of the night the wind was adverse,
and the Charaibes had nearly parted
from us, the tow-line of their boat having
broke.
 Monday, sOth-Off the north side of
Bonacca at day break. Afresh galefrom,
the south-east with a long,heavy sea roll-
ing. At nine went on shore. The Cha-
raibea employed the whole forenoon re-
pairing their vessel. Some of the Indians,
almost as soon as we had landed, went
into the bushes and shot several large
parrots. The part of the island we