LETTER XLIX.

_Surrender of St. Lucie. Sudden effect of a coup de soleil. Rapid fatality in a case of yellow fever. Alligators at Fort St. Andrew. Fête of the slaves at Government-house. Bacchanalian conduct of a party of officers. Proofs of the Governor’s knowledge of the English language. Madame Van Battenburg. Sumptuous entertainment at Mr. Blair’s. Unusual domestic supply at his plantation. Visit to the yaw-house. Treatment employed in this odious distemper_ 443