gave him the dimensions of the mast and spars, and sails, &c., and requested he would have them all ready in a fortnight; which he promised to do. After he was gone, Mr. Green staid and took coffee with us, and showed himself so pleased in making himself agreeable to my wife, that he asked me no more about the object of my business than I chose to tell him; which at present saved me some embarrassment. The only thing he communicated of any interest, was the circumstance of a calamitous hurricane having swept over Jamaica last year, on the 1st of September; the very day on which we experienced, at Seaward Islands, four-and-twenty hours of violent rains, with variable winds, and a heavy gale at night.

In the morning, about nine o'clock, the naval gentlemen made their appearance. We were just going to breakfast, in which they joined us with great frankness and good breeding. During our repast they talked a good deal about the creole ladies of Jamaica, and such other light matters as came uppermost. The captain also invited us to visit the Solebay, my Eliza having mentioned her never having seen a ship of war. After breakfast she retired; and we then entered on matters of business." I understand, sir," said the secretary,

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you intend to send about forty thousand pounds to England in gold, if you have the opportunity of a frigate. Captain James will sail in about ten days: and I privately communicate to you that he goes to Chatham; so, if you wish the money to proceed to London, the opportunity is a good one." "It will be so, sir," I replied. "And now, gentle

men," said I, "as a merchant, you must pardon me proceeding in this matter like a man of business, what is the freight?". "One per cent., sir," answered the secretary." In full of all charges, and considerations?" said I, in return, "the money being in the captain's charge, until delivered on shore by him, to my order at Chatham?"-"Just so," they replied, smiling; then, after a few minutes' more conversation, they informed me they would duly let me know on what day the money should be sent for; and at the same time a receipt would be given by Captain James; and memorandums exchanged, as to the conditions mentioned. My wife returned into the saloon when the gentlemen were going away. The captain then repeated his invitation for us to visit the frigate; which we promised to do, before he sailed.

This matter being arranged, I sat down and wrote a long letter to my uncle at Bristol; detailing all that had happened to the brig and crew, and with due gratitude mentioning our extraordinary preservation: adding, that fortune had thrown some money into my hands since our shipwreck; and that I had seized the earliest opportunity to get to Jamaica, where I was now providing a mast, spars, and sails to refit the brig; and by the help of some other repairs, and a fresh crew, that I meant to take with me, I hoped I should have her at anchor off Belize in about a couple of months; and that then I would send him a faithful account of all disbursements. My dear Eliza at the same time wrote most affectionately to her father and sisters, and to mine. By two o'clock we had finished

these long and interesting letters, and had just time to be dressed for dinner, when it was announced.

The dinner was excellent, and my two domestic friends were in attendance. Their apparel might do very well at Seaward Islands, but it cut rather a shabby figure at Kingston. My wife therefore suggested the propriety of giving them three or four white suits each, waistcoat, jacket, and trowsers, with neat hats. This being settled, the brown lady was requested to send for a proper person to make the clothes; which she did in the course of the afternoon, and by Saturday evening one suit for each was brought home.

I remained with my dear helpmate all the remainder of the day, which allowed poor imprisoned Diego to go out for a walk with Purdy, to buy the different articles they wanted. When they made me their bows on going forth, I gave them a word or two of admonition as to their behaviour, which they promised faithfully to attend to. And I also desired them to be on the look out for such things as they knew I intended to take with me; but as we should be here about a month, there was no hurry beyond getting information, of which we might avail ourselves at a proper time. In the evening I took a cigar with my coffee, which brought back to our minds the many hours of happiness and peace we had so passed in our solitude - unperplexed by cares, undisturbed by anxieties.

Next morning I called on Mr. Green, and told him I wanted to purchase a bill of exchange for one thousand pounds sterling, which I was desirous

to remit to London as a deposit; and I asked him if he could furnish me with a list of the London bankers, as I had forgot the name of the firm I wished to remit the money to, but I should recognise its name on seeing it. He said he would go with me to the paymaster-general, who would give me the bill, no doubt; but there would be a premium on it of ten per cent.: after which we could call at the coffee house, and look over the list I desired. On our doing so, I made a note of Perry, Child, and Co., Lombard Street: having preferred dropping in at the coffee-house, in our way to the paymaster; with whom I arranged for the bills of exchange; and as an extra packet was to sail next day, I begged to have them the same evening: he shortly but civilly answered, that I should have them when I pleased to call with the money. I therefore quickly took my leave of Mr. Green, thanking him for the trouble he had bestowed on the matter, and instantly returned to my dear wife, who assisted me in counting out 300 doubloons from the bag we had placed in the trunk; then turning out the remainder into a stocking, I replaced the 300, and taking the bag on my arm according to the example of our Yankee captain, I went back to the paymaster's office; where he calculated the difference of exchange and premium, and then told me the sum to be paid was 4620 dollars. I said, "That is right, if you take the doubloons at sixteen dollars.' "Certainly," returned he, "if not cobbed."-I duced my gold, which was the proper sort, the cobbed money being unshapely and not milled. I

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counted him out 289 doubloons, and he returned me four dollars, being the change; and then delivered me a set of bills of exchange on the British treasury for the 1000l. sterling. I asked him what he thought of Perry's house in London, to make a deposit with. "None better," he replied; so I took my leave, returning lighter in weight and in heart than I went, for all these operations were attended with much anxiety.

On my return to our lodgings I refreshed myself with a little wine and water, but the real cheerer was my dear kind wife. I now lost no time in writing to Perry and Co., enclosing them the first of the set of bills, and advising them of a shipment of 12,000 doubloons to be made in a few days in His Majesty's ship Solebay, Captain James; which said 12,000 doubloons would be consigned to their house; and that they were to receive them from Captain James at Chatham, paying one per cent. for freight; after which they were to make the best of the market for converting the gold into stock, in the name of Edward Seaward; reserving in their hands 1000l. as a deposit to my credit. I also bade them take care of the bank receipts for the money, and to send me their acknowledgment for them, with the accounts, by the first packet, followed by duplicates in the next. This letter being finished, and the bill of exchange specially endorsed, I read the letter to my dear friend and wife as she stood by me, observing to her, "You perceive, my love, I do not order this money to be insured: I commit it to the waves, to be preserved or otherwise, for us, as it may please Him who most