Letters from the West Indies, during a visit in the autumn of MDCCCXXXVI, and the spring of MDCCCXXXVII; . THE WEST INDIES. 29 sionary, devotes herself to benevolence, visiting thesick on the estates, et cet., which in this climateis a great exertion, without the convenience of avehicle. J. Ketley has also established an In-fant School, the first in the Colony; and forwhich Lady Smyth has shown considerable in-terest, as also for the Bible Society. How cheer-ing is the company of devoted Missionaries; theirspeaking and treatment of the Negros as humanbeings is as cordial to my mind ; whilst th
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Letters from the West Indies, during a visit in the autumn of MDCCCXXXVI, and the spring of MDCCCXXXVII; . THE WEST INDIES. 29 sionary, devotes herself to benevolence, visiting thesick on the estates, et cet., which in this climateis a great exertion, without the convenience of avehicle. J. Ketley has also established an In-fant School, the first in the Colony; and forwhich Lady Smyth has shown considerable in-terest, as also for the Bible Society. How cheer-ing is the company of devoted Missionaries; theirspeaking and treatment of the Negros as humanbeings is as cordial to my mind ; whilst the con-versation of Planters is harsh and grating : thesenever speak of Negros as any thing more thangoods and chattels, defend their right to this pro-perty, and cannot broach any interference. At ourlodgings we have had abundance of conversation onthese grounds with the Berbice Planters, but theydo not quarrel with the compensation money : thetwenty millions has evidently pleased them. G.C. says he received fourteen thousand poundscompensation money, and that the British nationwas gulled ; that they