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 inhabitants, epecially thoe on the plantations, are well furnihed; and much amuement is afforded to good anglers.

The mullet is of the hape of the ea-fih of the ame name, and is often caught in the rivers of half a pound or more in weight; they are very fat and full of roe when in eaon, and are a great dainty.

The crocroe is an excellent freh water fih, much of the hape of a trout, excepting the head, which in the crocroe is more round. Of thee are caught, at times, ome that will weigh from five to ix, and uually from one to two pounds. The mullet and crocroe are generally caught with the hook and line, but ometimes they and other river fih are taken in the night-time by negroes, who, with a lighted torch made of a wood called "Bois chandélle," which burns a long time, and which being held over the water, the fih, attracted by