CHAPTER 1.. Arrival At Greytown.--the River San Juan.--Silting Up of the

Arrival at Greytown.--The river San Juan.--Silting up of the harbour.--Crossing the bar.--Lives lost on it.--Sharks. --Christopher Columbus.--Appearance of the town.--Trade. --Healthiness of the town and its probable cause.--Comparison between Greytown, Pernambuco, and Maceio.--Wild fruits.--Plants. --Parrots, toucans, and tanagers.--Butterflies and beetles. --Mimetic forms.--Alligators: boy drowned at Blewfields by one. --Their method of catching wild pigs.