M.

Mac ——, hospital-mate, anecdotes of, i. 259.

Mac-Rae, Captain, kindness of, to the author, ii. 108.

Maggots, breeding of, in a wounded Negro’s brain, ii. 135.

Mahaica, author’s removal to, ii. 37. His severe duties at, ii. 38. Situation of, ii. 41.

Manchineel tree, i. 142.

Marc, St., conspiracy at, ii. 515.

March, a healthy season, in Guiana, ii. 248.

Martinique, author’s voyage to, ii. 289. Coasting view of, ii. 294. Description of, ii. 308. Fine scenery of, ii. 309. Temperature of, ii. 317.

Master, Dr., embarkation of, for America, ii. 395. His farewell meeting with the author, _ib._

Meat, living, purchased, at market, i. 120, ii. 475.

Mechanics, extravagant hire of, in Guiana, ii. 175.

Medicine, practitioners in, at Barbadoes, i. 212. Mode of remunerating at Demarara, ii. 279. At Martinique, ii. 361.

Mermaids, existence of, asserted, ii. 3.

Mills, cotton, description of, i. 214.

Mole, St. Nicholas, view of, at sea, ii. 391. Account of, ii. 397. Voyage to, from Port au Prince, ii. 439. Sterile appearance of its environs, ii. 451. Insecurity of, ii. 452.

Moon, appearance of the, at sea, i. 96.

Motherbank, author’s perilous voyage to the, i. 48.

Mulatto, cruel treatment of a, at Essequibo, ii. 142. Description of one, singularly deformed, ii. 218.

Mulattoes, their proud ideas of distinction, ii. 29.

Mules, mode of feeding, at Martinique, ii. 357. Utility and sagacity of, in the Alps, i. 186.

Musquitoes, i. 355, 369, 384, 532. Absence of, in the deep forests, ii. 187, 189. Less annoying in Martinique, than in Guiana, ii. 336. Effect of the bitings of, ii. 337.

N.

Negroes, treatment of, on the passage from Africa, ii. 455. Expertness of, at sea, i. 169. ii. 455. Their food, _ib._ Their sleeping-birth, _ib._ Preparation of, for sale, ii. 456. Sale of, i. 358, 429. ii. 236, 314. Interesting family of, at a sale, ii. 238. Affecting conduct of one, at a sale, i. 431. Affection of, towards each other, i. 361, 431. ii. 238. Their music, i. 127. Their mode of dancing, i. 128, 448. Their ceremony of interment, i. 130. Their fondness for heat, i. 193, 299. For smoking, i. 299. For the water, i. 317. Severe labour supported by, i. 468. ii. 216. A French corps of, at Barbadoes, i. 208. A corps of, entitled South American Rangers, i. 357. ii. 427. Drilling of the “awkward squad,” ii. 128. Doubtful policy of training, to arms, ii. 130. How affected by change of climate, ii. 473. Account of one denominated a white negro, ii. 241. Account of one, a piebald negress, ii. 242. Descent from, an indelible stain, ii. 330.

——, “Bush,” or runaway slaves, i. 370. Expedition against the, i. 372. Encampments of the, i. 374. Ringleaders of the, punished, i. 376, 387.

Newland, Mr. decease and funeral of, ii. 154.

News, anxious desire for, i. 97, 129, 207. ii. 157. On arriving in Carlisle bay, i. 98.

Newspapers, high value of, to Englishmen, i. 230.

Nichol, Mr. arrival of, at Barbadoes, i. 239.

“Notes,” author’s promise to continue the, ii. 287.

Noyeau, Martinique, ii. 359.

O.

Oars, use of, as sails, i. 169.

Obesity, the causes of, i. 522.

Officers, Bacchanalian conduct of, at Berbische, i. 448. Assumed illness of one, at M. Heynemann’s, i. 491. Medical, arrival of, at Demarara, ii. 116. Fatality from fever, among the, ii. 37, 118, 305. New regulations for, ii. 249. Multiplied titles of the, ii. 250.

Ongre, Mynheer, plantation of, i. 440.

“Ooest Vriesland,” the residence of the Post-holder, ii. 203.

Operations, military, uncertainty of, i. 329.

Orchard, Colonel Williams’s, i. 159.

Out-posts, view of, near Port au Prince, ii. 409.

P.

Packet, arrival of the, at Barbadoes, i. 228.

Passengers, on board the Lion, ii. 402, 441. On board the Roebuck, ludicrous conduct of, ii. 365.

Patriot, conduct of a soi-disant, ii. 235.

Peace, supposed indications of, ii. 318.

Pear, avagata, described, ii. 433.

Pelican, sloop, action of the, with a privateer, ii. 449.

“Pens” and villas, at Jamaica, ii. 377.

Petit-maitre, example of a, in the forest, ii. 197.

Petroleum, mode of procuring, at Barbadoes, i. 153.

Pezano, an eccentric character, ii. 202. Arrival of, at the Post-holder’s, ii. 204.

Pierre, St. beautiful approach to, from the sea, ii. 295. Description of, ii. 296. Inhabitants of, _ib._ Accommodations at, ii. 297. Price of provisions at, ii. 298.

Pine, culture of the, at Barbadoes, i. 163. In England, i. 164.

Piworree, a liquor used by the Indians, i. 504.

Plants, medicinal, natural growth of, i. 441.

Plantains, an important article of food, ii. 142.

Plantations, between the rivers Demarara and Berbische, ii. 272. Average produce of, ii. 273. Their requisite proportion of stock, _ib._

Pleasures, alloyed by climate, i. 339.

Plunder, shameful, on board English ships, ii. 441.

Poison, and pabulum of animal life, ii. 229.

Porcupine, Peter, the writings of, ii. 404.

Porpoises, method of taking, i. 90. Singular habit of, i. 91.

Port au Prince, author’s voyage to, ii. 401. Observations on arriving at, ii. 409. Morning scene at, ii. 411. Situation and construction of, ii. 428. Contrasted with St. Pierre, ii. 430. Supply of provisions at, ii. 431. The capital of the western division, ii. 499. Capture of, by General Whyte, ii. 511. Conspiracy at, ii. 515.

Port-Royal, extreme heat of, ii. 367. Appearance of, in a storm, ii. 385.

Portsmouth, i. 13. Contrasted in war and peace, i. 12. Its dock-yard, i. 13. Its ramparts, i. 21. Its fortifications, _ib._ Embarkation scene at, i. 30.

Post-holder, duties of, in Guiana, i. 511. Accommodations at the dwelling of the, ii. 206. Re-visit to the, ii. 211.

Potatoe, altered by climate, ii. 470.

Press-gangs, in Carlisle bay, i. 220.

Prickly heat, i. 78. Dr. Cleghorn’s impatience respecting, _ib._ Attacks the author, i. 368, 428.

Priest, author officiates as, ii. 55.

Prize-money, author’s prospect of receiving, i. 344.

Processions, funeral, depressing effect of, ii. 9.

Provisions, fresh, hurtful to the sick, ii. 157. Scarcity of, i. 357, 382. Purchase of, from the Spaniards, i. 357. Supply of, at Berbische, i. 452.

Punishment, Dutch, aquatic mode of, i. 241.

Pyeis, Indian priests, i, 505.

R.

Race-course, Jamaica, ii. 376.

Rations, government, importance of, ii. 283.

Regiment, 93d, gentlemanly mess of the, i. 426.

Religion, neglect of, in the Dutch colonies, i. 337.

Roboloski, M. character and hospitality of, ii. 7.

Roebuck, packet, chased by a privateer, ii. 364.

“Runaway” estate, at Barbadoes, i. 158.

S.

Sailors, British, a race of heroes, i. 18. Indifference of, in danger, i. 68. Their degrees of comparison, i. 70. Dangerous situation of a party of, i. 45. Coarse witticisms of, i. 43.

“Sand-hill” estate, its situation—temperature—inhospitality, ii. 193, 194.

“Sans Souci,” plantation, i. 464.

St. Andrew, Fort, situation of, i. 422.

St. Vincent, island of, endangered by Charibs, i. 234.

“Savonette,” plantation, i. 492.

Scenery, change of, up the Demarara river, ii. 200.

Schacomynghy, or lion-monkey, ii. 27.

Scholten, M. chirurgien-major, at Berbische, i. 493.

Schneider, M. journey of, up the river Berbische, i. 467.

Scotland, a district in Barbadoes, i. 149.

Scotsman, eccentric life of a, at Demarara, ii. 190.

Scott, Dr. assistant inspector, at St. Domingo, ii. 396.

Season, the dry, salubrity of, ii. 111. Pleasant approach of, ii. 175. Happy effect of, at Mahaica, ii. 119. Occasional showers of, i. 209. The wet, description of, ii. 138. Indications of, ii. 295. At Demarara, remarks upon, ii. 253. At Martinique, ii. 336.

Sensibility, European female, destroyed, i. 343.

Sharks, stupidity of, i. 91. Mode of catching, _ib._

Ship, security of a, at open sea, i. 67. Every sailor’s, the “best in the world,” i. 85. Leaky, horrors of a, at sea, i. 241. In distress, awful appearance of a, i. 61.

Simcoe, General, chief governor, at St. Domingo, ii. 521.

Slaves, first specimen of, seen by the author, i. 296. Example of the labour of, at Barbadoes, i. 122. In Guiana, i. 533. ii. 199, 214, 216, 283, 347. At Jamaica, ii. 371. Their hard lot, i. 216, 274, 342, 363, 388. ii. 45, 52. Punishment of, i. 348, 389, 470. ii. 46, 174, 333. A gang of, commanded by a female driver, ii. 121. Character of, i. 119, 302. ii. 111, 210, 315, 354, 461, 529. And slavery, general observations upon, ii. 454, 465. Treatment of, by opulent planters, i. 298. ii. 459. By poorer owners, _ib._ By the French, ii. 329. French mode of punishing, _ib._ Their huts, i. 143 —food, i. 298 —clothing, i. 299. Their mode of spending the Sabbath, i. 126. ii. 131. Their ideas relative to freedom, ii. 167, 463. To crimes and punishments, ii. 169. Female, their views respecting liberty, ii. 168. Solicitation of one, to be purchased, i. 342. Their habit of thieving, i. 302. Employed as running footmen, i. 139, 162, 482. European feelings concerning, i. 139, 163. Happy gang of, at Mr. Dougan’s, i. 352. At Mr. Waith’s, i. 197. Cottages, and gardens of, i. 353. A shocking instance of barbarity towards, ii. 45. Cruel punishment of one, by a Dutchman, ii. 333. Funeral of one who was murdered, ii. 47. Protracted sufferings of, from flogging, ii. 52. Conduct of a captured party of, ii. 315. Gratitude of one, named Prince, ii. 173. Surprise of a party of, at “the Falls,” ii. 210. Purchased to let on hire, ii. 278. The price of, ii. 457. Number of, in Demarara and Essequibo, ii. 277. The sad effects of governing, ii. 462. Remarks concerning the emancipation of, ii. 464, 525. Probable importation of, notwithstanding the abolition, ii. 526.

Slave-trade, remarks concerning the, ii. 465.

Slavery, contrasted with military duty, ii. 130. Its effect, in debasing the mind, i. 469, ii. 461. On what ground condemned, ii. 460.

Slave-vendue, a fête at Berbische, i. 429.

Smoking, acquired habit of, i. 532.

Snake, an enormous one, at Berbische, ii. 2.

“Social rock,” at Colonel Williams’s, i. 160.

Soldiers, intrepid character of, i. 8.

Southampton, the camp at, i. 6.

Spanish town, author’s visit to, ii. 373. Description of, ii. 376. Its environs, _ib._ Remarks on the road, scenery, and traffic, ii. 374.

Specimens of Indian implements, &c. shipped for London, ii. 282.

“Spendlove” estate, i. 196.

Spithead, a severe gale at, i. 40.

Spring, boiling, description of a, i. 151.

Spy, a French one, at Barbadoes, i. 234.

Stabroek, town of, i. 332. Hospitality of an inhabitant of, i. 334.

Stadtholder, his birth-day festivities, ii. 235.

Stanley, transport, supposed loss of the, i. 41. Arrival of the, at Barbadoes, i. 99.

Stewart, Mr. his plantation of ginger, i. 188.

Stone, a rock of, novelty of viewing, ii. 208.

Sugar, mode of claying, i. 194.

Sun and moon, view of the, from the ocean, i. 95.

Supper, a Dutch lady’s, ii. 162. —scene, at Martinique, ii. 323.

Surgeons, regimental, new regulations for, ii. 249.

T.

Tamarind tree, description of the, i. 246. Its fruit disregarded, i. 247.

Temperature, at Barbadoes, i. 209, 256. At Demarara, i. 385. ii. 120, 190, 212, 214, 224. At Jamaica, ii. 380. In different colonies, remarks upon, ii. 419. Extreme, at mid-day, in a calm, ii. 388.

Tiburon, unsuccessful attack of, by the British, ii. 508. Successful, ii. 509. Unsuccessful attack of, by Rigaud, ii. 510. Successful, ii. 513.

Tides, supposed influence of, in fever, ii. 60, 109, 125.

Tigre, ship of war, state of, after a battle, i. 16.

Tonquin bean, enormous tree of the, i. 507.

Towns, site of, usually ill-chosen, ii. 422, 488.

Trade-wind, cordial welcome of the, i. 76.

Transmigration, belief of negroes in, i. 133.

Transports, for troops, observations on, i. 253. Contrasted with slave-ships, i. 254.

Travelling, West Indian mode of, i. 481.

Trees, enormous growth of, in South America, ii. 211.

Tropic, ceremony at crossing the, i, 86.

Turtle, abundant in St. Domingo, ii. 381. Given to the sick, ii. 450. —shells, use of, in Jamaica, _ib._

U.

Ulysses, author’s embarkation on board the, i. 29. Inconvenient accommodations of the, i. 33. Her altered destination, i. 45.

United States, author’s intended visit to the, ii. 453.