VOYAGE TO THE


were on was highly romantic and pictu-
tesque, and, likeRuatan, profusely covered
with trees. Its natural- productions ap-
eared nearly the same. The little bay
in which we anchored was of great depths
and so transparent that the shell fish and
cral rocks at the bottom might be clearly
discerned. On this island we found the
flies and mosquitoes intolerably trouble-
some. At four we were again under
weigh, having previously dispatched the
Charaibes before us. Towards evening
we wore round Bonacca, our wind blow-
ing fresh from the south-east, with much
sea. Vivid lightning during the greater
part of the nighL
 Tuesday, Oct. lst.-At isun rise six
league from. Bonaeca; wind blowing
hardfromthen orth-east, andTrusillo bear-
ing from us about south. Atten we cast
off the Charaibes with some of the Indians
tomake theirway alongthore. The main.
land in a .south-east direction from us,