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 is broader, being of a very irregular figure. It is rugged and mountainous in ome parts; but pacious plains, and fine extenive vallies are interperfed throughout the iland, which are in general very productive.

The climate of this country is hot at times, in places on the ea coat, that are much heltered by mountains; but in the open parts of the iland, at no great ditance from the ea hore, it is moderately cool at mot times, and greatly reembles the climate of England, in ummer. This is occaioned by the almot contant breezes blowing from the mountains, which moderating the heat, render it more upportabie than it is, in thofe ilands of the Wet Indies that are more level. In the interior mountainous parts, it is perfectly cool in general; owing to the vat quantity of tall woods, and the heavy rains which fall in thoe places, in ome part or other almot every day; which render it o cold, in the night epecially,