James, and the admiral's secretary, and the master of the Solebay, called on me; and eight of the boxes were brought out by Diego and myself into the saloon. When they were put down, I sent to purchase a hammer and chisel; with which I soon opened the lids, Diego having quitted the room after they were uncorded. The doubloons were then counted, and replaced, and the boxes nailed up again, and Diego called in to re-cord them. I then delivered them to Captain James; taking his receipt, and signing a memorandum of agreement, the counterpart of one he had signed and given to me. The master went for the boat's crew, who lugged away the cases of treasure down to the boats in waiting for them, as lightly as if they contained so much ballast. I told the captain the name of the house in London, to which the bullion was consigned; and that I had written by the packet, to advise the firm of the business, but that I should write by him also. He took his leave, again expressing his hope of seeing us on board the Solebay. "You must come and see my little ship," he repeated again; adding with an emphasis, "My royal little ship, for it was she that brought King William to England.”

Towards the end of the week, I called on the paymaster of the forces again, and asked him if it were convenient for him to draw on the treasury for any sum within five thousand pounds; he replied it was quite convenient, and that I might have a bill for that sum or any other within it. My answer was, that I should prefer taking the whole sum; and would bring the money on

Saturday morning. Accordingly I made Diego, and another man I hired, carry one of the boxes with me to the paymaster's; where I opened it, and untying one of the bags, I drew out twelve doubloons, saying, "Now you will find in this and the other bags, the sum right, if you will give me eight dollars." They then lifted out the bags, and counted 500 out of each of the full ones, and 488 from the other; which being the exact sum I mentioned, the paymaster delivered me the bills, at thirty days' sight on the treasury, for the 5000l. sterling; also the eight dollars change; and I took my leave.

In the course of the week I had desired Diego to look about for a large strong wooden chest, to lock up the remainder of the boxes; but he could not find one suitable. I therefore bought an iron chest ; into which we removed the twelve bags of doubloons, from the boxes that remained; and also the contents of the big one, of which we now took a correct inventory, viz.:

Gold:-Crucifixes, thirty-six; sword handles, twelve; chains, large and small, forty; triangular pieces embossed with scripture figures, having a hole at one angle for a chain, eight. Silver:-candlesticks, two pairs; ewers, two; salvers, four; crucifixes, fifty; chains, fifty; cases with perfume, two; shoe buckles, twelve pair.

Tissue, of gold, four pieces; of silver, six pieces. This being done, we locked the new depository; feeling, as I put the curiously wrought key into my pocket, a great relief to my mind, and to the mind

of my dear wife also.

Our thoughts and time were now comparatively at liberty; and we anticipated with delight, the celebration of the Sabbath in a temple dedicated to the service of God.

Sunday 23d. I sent Diego to the schooner, for Purdy to accompany us to church; and we left mammon in the chest, to take care of itself. There were but few people attending divine service, compared with the population of the place; and the greater part of that congregation, consisted of officers and soldiers. We could not but be affected by this awful corroboration of Mr. Green's statement; yet we ventured to hope a day would come, when the Sun of Righteousness should rise on this spiritually benighted land, when both bond and free should join in the worship of the God that made them.*

Monday 24th. I sent for Mr. Finn, to urge him not to fail in his promise with respect to the spars and sails, and to request he would be on the look out for a captain to take down for the brig, and for some one acquainted with the Spanish Main to command the schooner; and to cast his eye over some of the boats Purdy had mentioned to me, as I wished to purchase one of about twelve tons to take with me. Mr. Finn promised to do all I required.

After he left me, I desired Purdy, who was in waiting, to be on the alert for a crew for the brig, eight hands, and bring them to me as he found

* This pious prophecy of heart, made by this good man nearly a century ago, is happily now verified in the year 1830, by the indefatigable labours of Doctor Lipscombe, Bishop of Jamaica. Editor.

them."Yes, sir," he replied: "I will get crew for brig, but wish to tell you something, sir. You said I should have Jamaica wife to go with us. There is young woman, sir, will have me, sir; but if she go, sir, father and mother, and one brother, want all to go too, sir; I tell them say, sir, can't marry every one of them, sir."—" Well, Purdy," I answered, "bring them all to me; or, bring the father and mother, and I will talk to them.""When they shall come, sir ?" he asked.—“Tomorrow evening, Purdy," I replied, "before sunset, let them come." "Thank you, sir, thank you very much, sir," said he; and, making several scrapings with each foot, and a merry turn of both arms, retired. As he went out, Diego respectfully observed, "Good fellow, that, sir; honest fellow, him, sir."—"I am glad to hear you say so, Diego," I replied; "for I believe thou also art an honest fellow thyself." "Thank you, Senor Don Edvardo; good master to me, and friend! thank you, sir," said he, with much emphasis and emotion, bowing his head low and slowly to the ground.

"Now, Diego," rejoined I, rising, and taking him by the hand, " our time draws on; you must be on the look-out for whatever you may think we shall require; remember our family will be increased to at least four times our former number." - He remarked, in reply, that our stores would be full from the field, soon after our return; but we must take some plantain suckers to put in; and two or three breeding pigs, and a few turkeys, and some geese, if I pleased; and if any thing else occurred to him, he would mention it. "Very well," I

said; "bespeak these things, and any thing else you think we may want."

Having despatched all this business, I asked my dear wife if she was inclined to pay a visit to Port Royal, and the frigate: to which she readily assented. Diego was told where we were going, and desired to keep within, during our absence. I added, that we would lock our room door, and if we did not come home that night, he must sleep near it, on the hall floor. My word was a law to this faithful creature; and, bowing his answer of obedience, I despatched him to man one of the schooner's boats with himself and Purdy's crew, and bring it to the nearest wharf, to row us to the rendezvous of the wherries; these are large sailingboats of eight or ten tons measurement, that ply between Kingston and Port Royal. By ten o'clock, we found ourselves in a wherry; and the breeze blowing strong and fair, they disembarked us at Port Royal in an hour and a quarter. The ships of war looked nobly, as we passed a-head of them, laying at anchor off the town. On landing, we were shown to a lodging-house by one of the wherry men, where we were kindly received by a brown lady who kept it, and by her daughter. The latter came smiling up to us ; and, rubbing her white teeth with a piece of chew-stick all the time she stood by my wife, spoke to her every now and then, "How you do, ma'am;-hope you don't sick, ma'am;-hope you get better at Port Royal, ma'am ;- season don't very sickly, ma'am."-"I am very well, thank you,' replied my Eliza. “You seem a nice girl; you can read and write very well, I suppose?" The