As we looked round the country, it appeared completely devastated: trees torn up by the roots, plantations levelled with the ground, water collected into absolute lakes,--all announced desolation; and the tempest seemed to be renewing.

The sky was darkened, the wind arose, and was unfavourable for our return; nor could I venture the canoe on the waves, every instant becoming more formidable.

We moored our bark to a large palm-tree we found at the foot of the hill, near the shore, and set out by land to our home.

We crossed the Gourd Wood and the Wood of Monkeys, and arrived at our farm, which we found, to our great satisfaction, had not suffered much from the storm.

The food we had left in the stables was nearly consumed; from which we concluded that the animals we had left here had sheltered themselves during the storm.