... view of the town, the harbour, the boundless ocean, and extensive plantations of sugar cane. Situated in the heart of the Caribbean Islands, Antigua ranks next to Barbadoes. Its shipping is little inferior. Here the proprietor and regulator of the mailboats ...

... have seen slaves in every variety of condition which the West Indies can present. I have seen them in Barbadoes, and other Caribbean Isles subject to English command and discipline. I have seen them in Martinique and other places subject to French rule. ...

... welcome as we passed and noticed them, as we left it in the evening. Barbadoes is perhaps one of the most beautiful of the Caribbean Islands. It differs from most others in this—that the scenery is not so bold, there being but little elevation above the ...