Notes on the West Indies, vol. 2 of 2

LETTER XXXVII.

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_Martinique returns, not a just criterion, respecting disease. Account of Martinique—its scenery—temperature—female population. French vivacity not confined to Europe. Guadaloupe, the Circassia of the West Indies. Visit to Chasse-pilote. Funeral of a child of colour:—of a white Catholic. Sale of Negroes. Conduct of a party of captured slaves. Martinique theatre_ 307