The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-09-02

SERPENT HUNTING.
AN ADVENTURE L, 81 UTn AMER
ICA.

Business connected rather with piea5ur,
than profit had kept me roaming for some
months among the West indian Island
that land OF masniGcence and discom.
tort, and from all that | heard there, an,
more particularly from what came under
III: own obss vainn; | can truly affirm
that 10 Europeans in general, it is Ian,
rep'eie with novelty and interest, and Ia
writer's both Of ficlion aud truth, field il
w'i!ch they may reap al abundant har.
'est Of reputation. | at length found my
sell n! bai hadoes, without any Fixed yegn.
luton es.der to re,nrn or proceed farthel
on IN ny wsndet!ngs Ia such a wavrr.
ing and unsettled STATE of mind, i,lle
matter viii sometimes turn the scale.
had carried lttler 10 a gentleman Of III,
island, with hon iUrmed n mos, a.
gEseable "cquaintance:hip; and in conse
quencc OF the description Il e gave me- o,
South America, was induced to form the
EeE"iusio" "r Visittng, az ir'lst. i'".. y.
that county before | should think OF
bending nv course homewaId'. Being
furnished by him with letters TO one or
Iwo Individuals ~ho might lie u! service
10 me, took passage il ship bound to
Demerara, n"d a!!er voyage in no de-
gree remarkable for shnT,ufss or novelty.
/ landed IItsre in safe,y. viii not stop
here TO describe ai that ! say. Suffice il
10 SAY, tia; LAYING viewed ali considered
worthy Of being uolicet, set off across
,he cuunYY to deliver ono Of tie letters |
carried NJ j Gle 10 q geii.eman from whoss
ht;an!ion aud knowledge had been as,
sure1 ehpu!d obtain mach information
After a journey OF some days | reached
tie place; and considering that had heel
previously an utter stranger, was receiv
ed with u degree OF warmth and kindnes!
could scarcely have anticipated. Th'
estate, or rather plantation, on which
had been SO kindly invited to take II,
my residence icr some time, and where
had resolved to srend lew weeks in ex
aiming the local scenery and cnsio5itIes
lay upon The banks O. river that come
down from the mountains Of GUIANA
Mr tIinevaul' (,he proprietary although
the superiniendance Of his estates cccupi
ed great par, of his time, contrived Il
devote no inconsiderable portion of i, Il
my amusement. Accompanied by cou
ple Of SCI wants, and Cesar, q shrewd an
aclive negro who held the post OF hunte
"a parsonage not only useful but necessa
ry to those who reside on colonial es
,ates distant from any town, as many c
the delicacies of the table are iurnishe
by him, we made frequent excursion
up the country, and committed occasion
ally sad havoc among the qua1rnpeds an
fea,heyed tribes, with which that regio
abounds. At other times we manned
couple Of canoes, and descending the ri,
er, We employed ourselves in fishing e1
cursions, or taking shot at such birds s
unfortunately for themselves came witt
in range Of our pieces. Those who a,
ACQUAINTED with the General appearance
and ,oporaphv of lie northerly coast
Soath America. know well that from III
fla,ness of the country as it approach'
The sea, many rivers OF considerable ma!
ntude divide themselves into nnmero,
streams or canals. helo mIng'ing the
waters with those Of the ocean. The de
,as or islands formed by these stream
ara sometimes of great extent, consls'r
like. most Of that coast, of marshy OF 81
yannah land, partly bare, and partly owe
run by tai reeds aud canes, or ether aqn
,ic plants. IN the thick and almost in
pervious recesses Of these, reptiles of va
ri,us kinds often find a retreat, fro
\ which they occasionally emerge in scare
q of their prey. The streans are in man
places freqnented by birds of the mo
,agga,cd and beautiful plumage, and Il
waters afford several kinds If fish, whi'
from their delicacy and havor amq|
repay she labor .n,ployeJ 10 'sk'ns 'fe'