"abode. The next morning I paid a visit to the "churches. There are two in St. Pierre; both of "them very good, and well fitted up. As the co"lony is French, of course the religion is catholic.

"From the church I repaired to the Botanic gar"den. It is not so extensive as the garden of St. "Vincent; nevertheless, it is in a flourishing and 'daily improving state.

"On my return from the garden I determined to go shopping, as I had many commissions from my "friends in St. Vincent. I was much pleased with my excursion; the shops in St. Pierre are really

shops, and not stores, as in the English colonies. "The things were all arranged in a tasty and "frenchified manner, comme à Paris;' and there "was a separate boutique for the various articles "on sale. Every one sold something, but not every "thing; and I could not, as in St. Vincent, buy a hat, a ham, and a yard of ribbon in one and the

"I bought some beautiful gloves of French kid, "at a very low price, for one or two of my fair friends, and many other things, which I knew it was impossible to procure good elsewhere.

"Champagne, noyau, annisette, and crême de Chili 66 were among the drinkables, with a few light French "wines; I also purchased oil, eau de Cologne, eau de vie, bon bons,' sweetmeats, and many articles ' of dress. The large Leghorn hats of Martinique "are superb, I got one for six dollars, which I thought very cheap. Ladies' bonnets, jewellery,

"and other decorations for the fair sex are plentiful "and tasty. Books may also be bought here; I "saw several book shops in St. Pierre, which sufficiently prove that the inhabitants do sometimes read. "In the evening I went to the theatre, which is a very tolerable one, and infinitely superior to any "I had seen in the English colonies: the actors "went through a little comic performance with a "taste and spirit that far exceeded my expectations.

"The French must be amused, and their colonists

are not like our English people, always going back"ward and forward, to and from the mother country. "France only was, but Martinique is the home of "its inhabitants, and they are attached to it as such. "The people of this colony have their friends and "relatives about them, and it is only the merchants "who require to carry on a regular correspondence "with France; the people told me that they had no pacquets, and that all their letters were sent and "received by the merchant ships.

"While I was in Martinique I saw two Charaibs, "who came to St. Pierre, and heard that a few of "that tribe were still remaining in the country.

"It is shrewdly suspected by a few, though with "what justice I will not pretend to say, that even now supplies of negroes are sometimes smuggled "from the coast of Africa to this Island.

"I was so charmed with Martinique and its "beautiful little town, that it was with no small

regret that I heard T had settled his com"mercial matters, and was ready to make sail for

"Dominica and Montserrat.

The next morning,

"however, I went on board his schooner, and, a fine "breeze springing up, I bade adieu to this fair and

lovely island, fully determined to visit it again as "soon as I should have an opportunity."

Reader, here endeth my friend's journal, from what cause I wis not. I confess myself disappointed, for I thought it had extended to the Island of Montserrat; but I suppose, either that my friend did not think the said island worthy of notice, or that he had not perseverance to describe it.

CHAPTER XXXIII.

THE CHARAIB WAR.

"The island was internally troubled, during a long period, "with all the horrors of a civil war."

THE reader will recollect that I left off my narrative of the Charaib war, at the time when the English had dislodged the enemy, taken possession of Calliaqua, and entrenched themselves on the surrounding heights. Their next step was to dispatch Lieutenant Colonel Seton with a detachment of troops, and a few seamen under Lieutenant Grove of the Roebuck, to attack the Charaibs in the north of the island, who were committing their ravages under the command of Duvalle, who had been their chief since the death of Chatouay.

The troops sent on this expedition proceeded by sea, and having contrived to land, succeeded in routing the enemy, and in taking fourteen of their canoes, besides doing much mischief to the houses in their settlement.

The French shortly afterwards, by a timely reinforcement, enabled the Charaibs to take possession of and fortify the Vigie, and moreover to send nearly

a thousand of their best troops to attack the English entrenchments above Calliaqua.

Before the attack commenced, a French officer was twice sent to summon the British commander to surrender. The British commander was not in a surrendering humour-British commanders seldom are; so he told the French officer to go his waynot in peace, but in war-for the English intended to fight and not to yield. The Alarm frigate coming in soon after, with her red-hot shot and her dauntless seamen, helped the gallant captain to keep his word and repulse the enemy.

The latter next attacked Dorsetshire Hill, which they succeeded in taking from the English; it was, however, immediately recovered by the British troops sent from Berkshire Hill, under Majors Seton and Whytell, and Captain Forster, who succeeded in routing the enemy, after an action that lasted nearly two hours. The Charaibs left forty-eight killed, and five prisoners behind them.

They were, however, in possession of the Vigie, a very advantageous post; this they continued to strengthen by fortifications, which they are said to have barricaded with sugar hogsheads filled with sand. Their main force was stationed on this hill; and on two smaller eminences, at no great distance, were posted their first redoubt and their advanced guard.

The British troops, under the command of Colonel Leighton, proceeded to attack them, and for that purpose divided into four separate corps. In this