Notes on the West Indies, vol. 2 of 2
LETTER XLVIII.
_Temperature in different colonies. Example of the effect of heat upon the author. Influenza at St. Domingo. Remarks upon the site chosen for towns. Supply of water at Port au Prince. Use of horses and mules for labour. Scarcity of carriages, “pens,” villas, &c. French passion for gaming, dress, and dancing. Vauxhall, at Port au Prince_ 419