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and mortar, then plastered and whitewashed which gives them a neat appearance at a distance the floors of the poorer class is composed earth and lime cement. and sometimes small white Shells imbedded. the roofs are covered with Tiles, or a sort of rush. they have no fire places or chimneys the smoke finding its way through apertures in the roof. Window glass is of rare occurrence except among the wealthy class. the furniture consisted chiefly of a rude wooden bench or two, and two or three old chests which contains all the wardrobe &c of the family. the climate is warm the year through rendering fires unnecessary except for cooking purposes, the principal productions of the Country are, Corn, Beans, Rice, Sweet Potatoes Yams, Farinha, Sugar Cane, Coffee, Cocoa, Cocoa Nut, Olives, Oranges, Lemons, Limes, Bananas, Plantains, Pine Apple, Figs, Guava Apple, Quinces, Peanuts, Cotton and several other kinds of Tropical fruits that I do not recollect the names of. I saw a few Peach trees, but of a dwarfish size, which led me to think that the climate was too warm for them. Wheat cannot be raised without much difficulty. all the flour consumed here is brought from a distance, as a substitute they use Farinha. having completed the work of getting in Water and Ballast and what few provisions that could be obtained which consisted Sugar & some Poultry and a few live hogs, we were ready to resume our Voyage which was to be tomorrow, having been detained here 14 days. the passengers laid in a large supply of fruit, as Oranges, Lemons, Bananas &c