and St. Vincent under reefed [1] 4 mainsail, The sloop's master said that we should be at Kingstown in twelve hours from Castries, but we were only off the northern end of St. Vincent at sunrise. The wind died down and became contrary and it took us till four o'clock Sunday afternoon to beat down the leeward side of the island and reach our destination. The heat, glare and inaction of the day over- whelmed the beauties of the moon- lightsail across the channel. A friend had his boat awaiting me, and it arranged with the port authorities and the Custom house to admit our sloop without delay in spite of the days being Sun- day and had his boat await-