There was a full breeze from the east, which had already started the ponderous wings of the wind-mills, in every direction.

The sun was shaded by light clouds, which rendered the air quite cool.

Crossing the rich valley in which the Bell estate and other noble properties are situated, we ascended the cliffs of St.John's--a ridge extending through the parish of that name and as we rode along its top, eastward, we had a delightful view of sea and land.

Below us on either hand lay vast estates glowing in the, verdure of summer, and on three sides in the distance stretched the ocean.

Rich swells of land, cultivated and blooming like a vast garden, extended to the north as far as the eye could reach, and on every other side down to the water's edge.