The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-19

becomes u river during the rainy sea-
We passed along this to a plan
at the foot OF Monkey Hill, at
the back of the town. Although the
was ready for cutting the mill was
closed, as some machinery to replace
broken parts was expected on the next
steamer from England. The town,
with its quaint houses, is quite pictur-
esque The long line of black sand
beach. the rows of cabbage palms, the
tall c%ocoanuts and the private gardens,
all help to make a charming picture.
The natives here. like in the other
West India Colonies, are very poor.
They live along without much con-
Germ about the morrow-smoke tobacco
and eat cane when they have. while
they work only when they must.
On the afternoon of January 9TH the
Admiral, Captain and officers OF the
New York" gave a reception to the
elite Of the island. The administrator
of the island and over one hundred res
idents were present. 1t was d gay
scene. as boat-load after boat-load OF
the guests were brought on board.
The ladies generally were dressed in
white. The quarterback was we'll
draped with bunting, the deck sanded
and covered with corn-meal and
Schultz and his band did their best.
The uncertain squalls and rain drench-
ed the people on the way home. and
this was the only draw back to the
pleasant afternoon. The German
schoolship 'Stosch" was here when we
arrived and departed during II stay
at Basseterre. The French vessel
'.Troude'' arrived also, but did not re-
main long. No good feeling is shown
by the natives of the British West In
dies for the French sailors-this feel
ing is the opposite OF hat with wich
we have invariably been received.
Charlotte, our fat and talkative bum
boat-woman. had tears in her eyes
when. at 2:l5 of the afternoon of the
9th. we got up anchor and steamed to
sea. Ten miles u the ship was
swung to toascertain compass deviation.
At 2:45 a British Cruiser. thought to
be the "Prosperine," saluted us. and
we returned the same.
At 600 O'Clock the following morning
we again met the ''Troude," and dur
ing the morning passed the Island OF
Dominica. The waters off this islands
are sacred to all Englishmen as once
the Gene of what they consider the
greatest battle of ali naval history
the battle between the fleets OF Adj
miral Rodney and the French Admira.
DECREASE on April 18th, lIS2. Sc
great was this victory of the British
considered at the time that it com
pletelv outweighed the defeat which
their soldiers we're meeting at the
hands of the American colonists at the
same time. This battle not only 70
duced the French to a secondary posi-
ton in the West Indies. but also estab
lished England's great position Us
~ea-power.
Upon nearing St. Lurla from tn,
nortnward, it presents the same rugged
aspect as do the ether islands seeI
during our passage south from St
Kits. When passing Martinique W.
almost imagined we could hear tn,
bells of the churches calling the devon
catholics of that island TO worship il
the town of St Pierre. at which W,
were anchored less than a year ago
1t was in these waters also that il
April of last year We had that excitin!
race with the ''NIassachusetts.' ''lndi
ana Texas" and "Brooklyn."