CHAPTER 1.
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.