Those who have once seen tracts of withered grass will not readily mistake its appearance; but the green of the shrubs was extremely vivid.

One observation which we had repeated occasion to make was the constant heavy dews which fell at night on this coast, rendering everything about the ship quite wet.

The wind was off the land.

The country all around seemed to be on fire in the morning.

The thermometer, as I stood on the deck, was 94 degrees.