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Show 48 ST. CliRISTOPlllilt's. subsequent part of his letter he says, "A public dinner was given here a few days since, at which (wonderful to relate) white and colored men sat down together, chePk by jowl, in good humor and good fellowship." Our visit to St. Kitt's, like that to Tortola, ended with the ·First day of the week, during which we held large religious meetings in the Methodist and Moravian meeting houses. These were attended by persons of every color and condition-chiefly black. The throng in the evening, notwithstanding the danger of fever, was much too great to be accommodated in the house, but strict attention and good order nevertheless prevailed; and we parted from one another in the flowing of mutual good will. I can scarcely conclude without noticing an instance of that special providence, without which not a sparrow falls to the ground. Disappointed as we were at not finding the Lieut. Governor at home, it was owing to this circumstance that we continued only three days on the island. He has since been assured by the physicians, that had we prolonged our visit, even to the extent of a week, there would have been no pro· bability of our escaping the ravages of the fever. As it was, we left St. Christopher's in peace and safety. I am, &c. &c. LETTER V. ANTIGUA. Fluslting, L. I. Sixth month (June) 5th, 1840. i\'Jy DEAR FRIEND, . On the 13th_ ~f the First month (January) we set sat! from St. Kttt s for Antigua-another beat to the ~vindward, w~ich we accomplished in two days. :here ts a passage for those who arc acquainted with tt, through the narrows, between St. Kitt's and Nevis but our captain preferred the longer course round th~ latte~ island .. This ~ave us the opportunity of taking a. dchberate vtew of tts beautiful outl'tne., the concave Circular line of its mountain towards the south sweeps down ?randly to a plain below, which appeared to be ext~nstve and well cultivated. Being desirous of ovcrtakt~ g onr friend Cunningham, before he should leave Anttgua, we could not visit either this island or Montserrat, which, with its extinct volcano and soulfriere so. on ,a ppe. are d m· V· Iew-tempting enough from its' ptcturesque beauty . . Here again we afterwards found occasion to recog~ Jze the hand of a kind and wise Providence for llange~ous fever was prevalent, at the time, on 'both t tese tslands · 1n M ontserrat, 1. t was said to be occa- E |