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Show 52 ANTIGUA. a safe entrance into the beautiful harbor of St. Juhn's. The appearance of this island from th~ sea, although singular from the grotesque form of many of the rocky bills, is not so picturesque as that of St. Christopher's; hut the green and orderly-looking fields· of cane, and the numerous vessels waiting, in the harbor, for sugar, again afforded us a prima-facie evidence of prosperity. We cast anchor about noon below the fort, and were rowed a long distance in a boat to St. John's. This town is of considerable size, pleasant and airy, and greatly increased and improved since the date of freedom. We had heard much of the yellow fever here; it bad been for some time prevalent with a decided type, but it was now gone by-the last lingering case expiring soon after our arrival. Good rooms and sufficient entertainment awaited us at an hotel kept by a colored female named Appleby. Although I was in weak health during our stay of two weeks in Antigua, objects of interest, and opportunities for religious service, presented themselves in rapid succession. A few brief memoranda fi·om our diary will lead to some developcrnent of the state of the colony. First month (January) 15th. "How are the laborers going on?" said I to the pilot who brought us into port. "Beautifully," replied he-" eight estates which had been broken up under slavery, are now again in cultivation." This information was afterwards substantially confirmed. Only six of these estates, however, had been broken up, namely Potter's, Dunning's, Jenning's, Patterson ·s, Tranquil Vale, and Hill-house; the other two were ~tock lilCIOi ANTIGUA. 53 the whole eight arc now under If . I en 1vat10n for sugar t cannot be denied that the first ~a ·t 1. 1 . · . 'C 0 W 11Ch II'C were mformed respectin"" Antigu . k . b a, spea s volumes. On ou1· arnval we called on W'Jl'· W 1 mm alkcr secretary to the Governor General . d . . ' • • • ' ' •ll1 st1pendmrv mag1strate. He mformed us that our fil··i en d C nnnm. g-- ham ancl the Governor were CXJJCctcd at St J I , I. ]) , I-I' . . , 01n s, rom ow s . 111, (Sir William's co un t.I y res1.c l cnce) the n.e xt mormng. In answer to ,.1 /ie w rnqum..e s re-spectmg the state of things, he informed us that the la. borers were . working well ' for the low wages o 1. 1.r om Sl~p:nce to nmcpcncc sterling per day, with the usual pn.v t.l eges ; b.u t that they c.o uld earn two or three shlll~ngs sterlmg per day by job-work which was bccommg general; and that the last ye·tr's crop f d . . ' o sugar was upwar s of 20,000 hogshc·lds It I h ' · a so appears t at the crop now on the ground is on f II promise. e o exce ent We a. lso visited our friend James Cox, the~ a bl e ancI "en ergetiC Methodist Minister. "Thing s, , sm' d h e, are prospero~s; the planters are doing well, the nc- ?roes are workmg well, and their comforts arc greatly mcreascd." He kindly ffi d . . . 0 ere to g1ve up h1s service ;~at e~enmg, that we might hold a Friend's meeting thm large new meeting house. We accPpted his offer-the f TI mee mg was well attended and •atisfactory 1e M th r . · h e oc ISts are very prosperous in Antigua; thev have SCI'eral stations, chapels, and schools, and nearly. t rre thousand mem b ers o f thei· r church bPsides at tenders. ' · ' - GF irst month (Ja nnary ) l6th.-On calling at the overnment hous e, we f oum1 our f·r .~ end Cunningham, |