D.

“Daargradt,” plantation, i. 528.

Dancing, fondness of the French for, ii. 323, 426. Excessive, of West Indian ladies, ii. 161. Of slaves, i. 126. At a wedding, ii. 325.

Dangers, slight regard of, by military men, ii. 144.

Davy, Lieutenant, hospitality and kindness of, i. 51.

Dead-lights, fixing the, at sea, i. 59.

Decree, French levelling, effects of the, ii. 437.

Delicacy, European female, injury of, i. 124, 344.

Demarara, capture of, from the Dutch, i. 328. Robust inhabitants of, i. 337. Coffee plantation, and orange grove at, i. 328. Negro sale at, i. 340. Hospitality at, i. 341. Situation of, i. 357. General observations relating to, ii. 258. Prejudice against the climate of, unfounded, ii. 259. Prolific soil of, ii. 260, 266. Importance of, to the British, ii. 276. Plantations of, how formed, ii. 262, 271. Roads of, how formed, and kept in repair, ii. 263, 269. Happy exemptions of, ii. 266. Its seasons, ii. 267. Its plan of government, _ib._ Wages of labour at, ii. 278. Price of provisions, ii. 280. Of colonial productions, _ib._ Of other articles of common use, ii. 281.

Destination, author’s probable change of, i. 8.

Diana frigate, author’s rescue on board the, i. 50.

Difficulties sometimes easily subdued, i. 459.

Dinner, at sea, description of a, i. 71. A farmer’s, at Barbadoes, i. 202. At Demarara, i. 381. At Port au Prince, i. 431.

Diseases, surgical, fatality of, in Guiana, ii. 91, 284.

Distance, Dutch mode of computing, ii. 180, 226. From Stabroek to “the falls,” _ib._

Doctors, colonial, consulted on yellow fever, ii. 57.

Dolphins, brilliant appearance of, i. 92.

Domingo, St. author ordered to, ii. 233. Contemplations on the removal to, ii. 234. Author’s voyage to, ii. 384. His disappointments on arriving at, ii. 394. General remarks relative to, ii. 492. Discovery of, by Columbus, ii. 493. Distance of, from England, _ib._ French division of, ii. 494. The garden of the West Indies, ii. 496. Sacrificed to an erroneous philosophy, ii. 501. Effects of the revolt at, ii. 504. Late population of, ii. 500. Late exports from, _ib._ Importance of the waters of, ii. 498. Hopeless invasion of, by the British, ii. 505, 516. British ministers deceived regarding, ii. 516. Disastrous state of the British army in, ii. 521. Evacuation of, by General Maitland, ii. 522. City of, when founded, ii. 493.

Dornford, Mr. perilous state of, ii. 318. Decease of, ii. 349.

Dougan, Mr. rich plantation of, i. 350. Kindness of, to his slaves, i. 351. Captain, hospitality of, i. 383.

“Draxhall,” plantation, i. 195.

Drunkenness, Dutch military punishment for, ii. 22.

Dutch troops, brave conduct of, at Essequibo, ii. 116.

E.

Echo, pleasing, at Fort St. Andrew, i. 441. Perilous, in the woods near Johanna, i. 481.

Economy, army, defects and abuses of, ii. 126.

Edmonstone, Mr. solitary abode of, ii. 185.

Edouard, Père, his treatment of fever, ii. 319. His remarks on English practitioners, ii. 320.

Elcock, Mr. house and garden of, i. 203.

Eel, electrical, description of the, ii. 24. Attempt of two sailors to remove it, ii. 25.

Emancipation of slaves, remarks concerning the, ii. 464. Suggestion for effecting the, ii. 525. Advantages of the, ii. 532. An era of humanity, ii. 534. Proposed institution for the, ii. 530, 533. Probable reward of its founder, ii. 534.

Embarkation, author’s, at Port au Prince, ii. 440.

Empiricism, impolicy of encouraging, i. 214.

England, author’s delight on receiving letters from, ii. 126. Returning to, pleasing anticipations of, ii. 117.

Englishmen, gloomy disposition of, i. 9.

“Essendam,” plantation, i. 463.

Essequibo, attack of, by the Spaniards, ii. 165.

Excursion, marooning, at Barbadoes, i. 172. Up the river Berbische, i. 460. General remarks upon, i. 534. Overland, to “Arends,” i. 480. Grotesque, from “Arends” to “Johanna,” i. 522. Marooning, up the river Demarara, ii. 178. General remarks concerning the, ii. 224, 231. Memento of, left by the party, ii. 210. Into the woods for plants, ii. 187. Pedestrian, through the forest, ii. 192. From the post-holder’s to “the falls,” ii. 208.

Exercise, in the West Indies, remarks upon, i. 122.

Expedition, West Indian, preparations for the, ii. 517. Secret, from Barbadoes, i. 320. Military, from Port au Prince, ii. 434.

Expeditions, by sea, uncertainty of, i. 208. Suggestions for the arrangement of, i. 209.

F.

“Falls,” at Demarara, description of the, ii. 209.

Familiarity, French, remarks upon, ii. 406.

Females, French, contrasted with the English, ii. 522.

Festivities, birth-day, at Demarara, ii. 159

Fête, negro, at Berbische, i. 448. De Dieu, ceremony of, at Martinique, ii. 338.

Fever, intermittent, a striking example of, ii. 143. Mr. Beete’s case of, ii. 158. Coincidence of, with the spring-tides, _ib._ Of Kent and Lincolnshire, remarks upon the, ii. 480.

——, yellow, dreadful malignity of the, ii. 60. Prophylactic means against, ii. 62. Supposed connexion of, with the tides, ii. 60. Persons most frequently seized with, ii. 80, 477. Predisposing causes of, ii. 81. Example of the insidious attack of, ii. 82. Assumes various types, ii. 90, 468, 481. Striking modification of, by season, ii. 132. Attacks repeatedly the same person, ii. 170. Negro attendants of the sick, not subject to, ii. 484. Exemption of the West Indian negroes from, explained, ii. 475. Animals not exempt from, ii. 138. Doctor E.’s remarks concerning the, ii. 254. General observations regarding the, ii. 467. Diminished malignity of, at St. Domingo, ii. 414. Opinions respecting the, at Jamaica, ii. 383. At St. Domingo, ii. 416. Fatality of, in St. Domingo, ii. 508. Effect of, on a party of foreign artillery, ii. 417. Striking example of, in the crew of the Bangalore, _ib._ Sequels of the, ii. 416. Pleasing assemblage of convalescents from, ii. 85. Not produced by contagion, ii. 483, 478. In what season, and situation most prevalent, ii. 485. Blacks in the United States not exempt from, ii. 480. Supposed pabulum of, ii. 486. Different degrees of, ii. 490. Marks of identity of, _ib._ Origin, and probable duration of, ii. 491. Case of, in a soldier’s wife, ii. 447. In an American sailor, ii. 448. Non-existence of, in England, ii. 498.

Fibre, animal, influence of climate upon the, ii. 471.

Fight, savage, between a negro, and a mulatto woman, ii. 125.

Fireflies in Guiana, i. 355.

Fiscal, duties of the, in Dutch Guiana, ii. 269. Le vieux, at Berbische, anecdotes of, i. 472.

Fleet, Leeward Island, sailing of the, i. 36. Splendid appearance of, at sea, i. 57. State of, in a storm, i. 58. Dispersion of, by a gale, i. 40, 61. Return of, to harbour, i. 40. Almost incredible delay of, i. 313. Cork, vexatious return of the, i. 251. Arrival of the, at Barbadoes, i. 264. Sickly state of the, i. 252. Merchant, arrival of a, at Barbadoes, i. 257.

Flying-fish, account of the, i. 92. Small race of, an indication of the shore, i. 94.

Forbes, General, commander in chief in St. Domingo, ii. 519.

Forces, in Guiana, interesting situation of the, ii. 115.

Forest in Guiana, peculiar stillness of the, ii. 185.

Fort Royal, at Martinique, description of, ii. 300.

Fracas, between a mulatto woman and her daughter, ii. 356.

Frame, human, accommodation of the, to different climates, ii. 469.

Frenchmen, contrasted with Englishmen, i. 10. Facility of, in yielding to events, _ib._ Passion of, for novelty and intrigue, _ib._ For gaming, ii. 424. For dress and dancing, ii. 426. Rude custom of, at the public table, ii. 431.

Friends, hope of rejoining, a support in danger, i. 66.

Frivolity, French, examples of, ii. 347.

Frogs, exposure of, for sale at Martinique, ii. 359.

Fruit, plenteous supply of, in Guiana, i. 339. Plentiful and delicious, at Jamaica, ii. 380.

Funeral, military, suspension of the ceremony of, ii. 156. Of a child of colour, at Martinique, ii. 312. Of a white Catholic, ii. 313.

G.

Gammell, Colonel, able command of, i. 427. Remarks of the soldiers respecting, _ib._ Lamented death of, ii. 119.

“Garden-Eden,” plantation, ii. 218.

General Cuyler, transport, imminent peril of the, i. 240. Arrival of the, at Barbadoes, i. 238. Tedious passage of the, i. 242.

George and Bridget, transport, arrival of, at Barbadoes, i. 259. The loss of the, ii. 263.

“Golden Tent,” plantation, ii. 181.

Government, wise, prevalence of virtue, the best proof of a, i. 226.

Grapes, sea, at Barbadoes, i. 142.

Grenada, island of, dangerous state of the, i. 234. Transport, author’s embarkation in the, i. 320. Method of preventing sickness in the, i. 328.

Grove, cocoa-nut, view of, by moonlight, i. 211.

Guadaloupe, the Circassia of the West Indies, ii. 311, 316.

Guiana, coast of, expedition to the, i. 326. Climate of, i. 337. Remarks relating to the natural history of, ii. 274. Domestic fowls, and animals of, _ib._ Annoyances common to, ii. 275.

Guinea-man, American, description of an, i. 101. Liverpool, description of a, i. 107. The Venus, success of, against a privateer, i. 245.

H.

Habit, influence of, ii. 469.

Hackleton’s-cliff, marooning party to, i. 172. Fine view from, i. 188.

Hammocks, great convenience of, i. 495.

Harpoons, use of, at sea, i. 90.

Harrison’s cave, description of, i. 173.

Hayes, Sir John, active service of, at Southampton, i. 4.

Health, opposite effects of industry and indolence upon, ii. 260.

“Helvetia,” plantation, i. 526.

Heritage, Captain, illness and decease of, ii. 56.

“Hermitage,” plantation, ii. 182.

“Het Pleytanker,” plantation, i. 463.

Heynemann, M. visit to, i. 484. Household of, _ib._ Indian collection of, i. 487. Adventures of, _ib._ Generous hospitality of, i. 510. Excellent qualities of, i. 513.

Hilloughby, Mount, view from, i. 156.

Hinde, Dr. visit to the plantation of, i. 135.

Hollander, grotesque appearance of one, on horseback, i. 523.

Horneck, General, distressing command of, at St. Domingo, ii. 513.

Horse, author’s, loss of the, ii. 232.

Horses and mules, use of, at Port au Prince, ii. 423.

Hospital, Haslar, establishment of, i. 18. Importance of, to the nation, i. 20. Military, at Barbadoes, i. 210, 252, 314. At Demarara, i. 367. At Berbische, i. 425. At Martinique, ii. 303. Temporary, arrival of, at Barbadoes, i. 209.

Hospitals, military, unlimited accommodation of, ii. 450.

Hospital return, Guiana, for one year, ii. 284. Department, St. Domingo, alterations in the, ii. 415. Objections against, _ib._

Hospital stores, arrival of, at Demarara, ii. 248.

House, Government, at Port au Prince, description of, ii. 429.

Hugues, Victor, noble conduct of the secretary of, i. 225.

Hurricane, violent, at Portsmouth, i. 24.