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Show I() \'OY .\G E FltOM ~£\V YORK. . s . partly reo (being the cultivated to their very top ' color of the so1' I) w1 J er e the hoc bad been at work. ; I b . ·ht ·ceil were already covered with and part y ng gi · ' . . . t Phnting settlements VISible m the sugar cane-nea ' . . . . , lly consisting of a mansiOn, a ' 'iUIOUS spots ' severa . . . h . nber of negro huts, and a wmtl- bOJhng ouse, ,t nu• . . . . md. l on some ne1· g hbourin," clcvatwn, lor gnndm. g the sugar-tI 1 e grec 11 wooded dells .b etween the !nils -an d t I1 e cocoa-nu t trees ' with the1r tall stems, anti I k. but elegant deciduous branches, strange oo 1ng ' _ _ ~ scattere< I over tile ':vholc scene. We landed a.t hctl- en.c k ste(I or W es t En·uJ , ex·(t ctlv· two weeks after onr cI e par t ure f.r om New York · Good b.o arding house. s, well suited for invalids, were ready tor the rcceptwn of all the passengers. l<'or ourselves, we found a peaceful and commodious resting place in the ho~se of our kind friend Rebecca Hogers-a house wluch we can cordially recommend to the notice ~f West Indian travellers. The hot-house warmth of the atmosphere was very perceptible to om: feelings _on our first lauding; but we were soon refreshed 1\'Jth the delightful easterly breeze which seldom fails .to blow in Santa Cruz; and certainly it was not without a feeling of heartfelt gratitude to the Creator and l'_re· server of men, that we first landed on a West In chan shore. One consideration alone was oppressive tons -we had carne to a land of slavery;· But it is time I should close my first letter. 1 am, with respect, &c. &c. LETTER Il. SANTA CRUZ. Flushi11g, L. I. Si:ctlt rnontlt (June) 2ud, 1840. Mv DEAR FRIEND, The charms of a tropical country, when novel, are calculated to make a delightful impression on the mind; and as we roamed along the lanes and canefields of Santa Cruz, during the first few days after our arrival, we could easily conceive the pleasure enjoyed by Columbus and his followers, when the fertility and beauty of West Indian scenery first burst upon their view. Many beautiful productions of nature however, not indigenous, are now added to the catalogue of wonders which inflamed the imagination of Columbus. Almost every plant we saw as we drove or rode about the country, from the largest tree to the small weed, was unknown to us, and formed the subject of somewhat troublesome enquiry. It was a new world to us, as well as to its first discoverer; and several days must be passed amidst these scenes, before one can obtain any thing like a familiar acquaintance with the productions of nature. Splendid exotic plants, whid1 would be regarded as rarities, even in |