ce of petrifactions here (for I have never
seen one) constitutes a remarkable difference between this formation and
that on the island of Antigua, where the roads are almost made with
petrifactions.

"In clearing the surface of the rock, as has lately been done at the
quarries, and in laying the foundation of the new convict barracks, the
most irregular formation is exposed. Large holes are found contiguous to
each other in the white calcareous rock, which are filled with a
substance resembling chocolate in its colour, unlike everything else
upon the island."

From Bermuda Lord Dundonald sailed down to Barbadoes, where he arrived
on the 5th of February. "The negroes," he said, "who are much more
numerous on this island than on any other of the West Indies, appear to
be well fed, and cheery in their dispositions. They live in small wooden
houses resting on clumps of wood or blocks of stone, a mode of
construction which enables them, when tired of or displeased with their
locality, to transport them elsewhere. I was told that a street of stone
huts, constructed for their use, is almost abandoned, by reason of the
immobility of such residences. I consider this locomotive propensity a
favourable trait in their character. Behind the barracks we stopped at a
hut on the rising ground whereon the barracks ought to have been placed,
and assuredly I never saw a more contented scene. There was a young
negro, and, I believe, his wife, together with an old woman, perhaps the
grandmother of the child she fondled. We made inquiry as to their mode
of living, and they showed us green peas, seasoned with red pepper,
ready to be cooked, yams, and cassava bread, as good as oatmeal cakes.
These peas grow on large bushes, and vegetables of all kinds surround
their hut."

From Barbadoes Lord Dundonald proceeded by way of Tobago to Trinidad.
"On the morning of the 11th of February," he said, "we weighed and
returned through the Dragon's Mouth, shaping our course for the great
natural curiosity of Trinidad, the Pitch Lake, which I hoped might be
rendered useful for fuel for our steam-ships--so important in the event
of war--as fuel is only obtained at present from Europe. The United
States and Nova Scotia are never resorted to; hence, could this pitch be
rendered applicable as fuel, our vessels would be supplied when an enemy
would be almost deprived of the use of steam in these seas. We arrived
at La Brea, and before daybreak on the followi