The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-06-25
From the Baltimore Clipper.
THE WEST INDIA ISLANDS.

Letter. + I'm gentleman who lately made the tour,
t. his friend in Baltimore.
No. ll.~-DARBADoEs. The great staple of
Tins island is, of course, sugar. but both the Lldi-
an and q uiuea corn are extensively grown, az is
also the sweet potatoe; the latter may be purcha-
vi generally at about 40 cents per cwt The i'll
ri-prudence of the island is very defective, in
deed excessively So: the colonial laws and those
of the mother land clashng and coniounding
each ether and to 30 great an extent, that it is,
literally, an imposs'bllity to comply with the re-
Guirur..nts of either. For petty offences the ex-
ecuton OF the laws are confded to three magis-
trates, and what sort of Solons these worthy dig
nitares arn, YOU may gather from the unques-
toned fact that have repeatedly heard these
dignitlries htd'uheme from the bench, on the
meet trivial occasions, they have, like your good
city. cour, of appeal from their decisions, and
t,ro thirds of those decisions generally revcr-
Fed. This is no reading community, and what
ever publications they do receive are obtained
from the United States: there is not n literary
publication issued in any OF the West India ISL
ands! and in tho month Of October, 1871, they
had Just heard fBulwcr's might and Morning.
They are behind our country imneaslrably. On
the I'D Of February needing some tritles ola
personal character, i'll company with a friend,
stepped into one Of the principal shops, with the
owner of which Twas well acquainted, and in the
course Of our chatting together, remarked to
hua, tlnt Il" day was one that was looked upon
IN our coUL;ry AZ public holyday. "Ah," says
ne, what IS the occasion OF its being so consid-
ercd:" reloned-slhe anniversary Of the birth
ofWa shng'on.n "Ah! well, like to sec people
bear in uir.d their benciactors, and hope he
may live long and enjoy many more birth days."
presume lie expects Napoleon to visit them
'cme Of these fnc days; our faces, however, must
rather have ss,onishcd him;--we made very ST.
lent exit ioui his premises. Another individual,
II few days subsequent, desired me, when | re-
turned to the States, to wait on friend of his,
and execute Somc trivial commission for him. |
made inquiry ofhm as to his whereabouts ooh"
he replied, The lives, believe, in either tn
state of Baltimore or state of Philadelphia"
About 1 miles from the town there is the famed
cp;mal, flower care which is, indeed, well wor-
:hy ola Journey. At the depth of four fathoms
may be seen, agitated by the gentle undulalions
IF the tide, animal plants of countless descrip-
tons and Of mnulnerable hues and colors-now,
az they are disturbed by the near rproaeh of
shoals of fish Of every description, shrinking and
contracting themselves into minute space, anon
expanding 20 their original size; it is II strange
and lovely scene. There IS also boiling spring
hero, in the waters of which I've boiled eggs.
Tic climate of Barbados is reputed to be more
sa.ubrous than that Of the other islands; the Wis
it's, however, of the yellow fever are almost in
ceesant; (save in Bridgctown, the most densely
settled spot.) the garIisons are much exposed to
It: out OF 600 men composing the strength Of the
92nd IIighlanders upwards of 100 are now in
hospital, and what is most singular, its ravagcs
are more than usually fatal among the officers.
You and myself have enjoyed and laughed hear
uly at George Coleman, the younger's opera of
"Irkle and Yarico," the scene Of which is laid in
this island, and the ladies and gentlemen are ire