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Klappentext An army surgeon's detailed account of the West Indies in 1796 1797! first published in 1806. Zusammenfassung This detailed description of Dr Thomas Pinckard's voyage to, and residence in, the West Indies in 1796–1797 provides much information on the people of the area as seen through western eyes. Writing in the genre of informal letters to a friend, he comments at length on everything he saw. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Concerning the correspondence of distant friends; 2. Scenery, promenades, amusements, &c. of Southampton; 3. The author returns to London with Doctor Master; 4. Author returns to Southampton; 5. Author and his comrades detained in suspense at Portsmouth; 6. Author receives instructions to proceed to Cork in the Bridgewater transport; 7. Author goes to Spithead and St. Helen's with Dr. Henderson, in search of the Bridgewater transport; 8. Author and his colleagues joined by Dr. Cleghorn; 9. Author and his comrades embark on board the Ulysses at Spithead; 10. Leeward Island division of the expedition puts to sea; 11. A dreadful storm overtakes the fleet; 12. Military incertitude not inferior to the glorious uncertainty of the law; 13. Author and his comrades again on shore; 14. Perilous expedition of the author and others to the Motherbank; 15. Excursion to the Commerce de Marseilles at St. Helen's; 16. Convoy sails on the 9th of December; 17. The new year mild and of good promise; 18. Lord Sheffield arrives at Barbadoes; 19. Ceremony of cleaning and painting West India ships; 20. Author continues to address his friend, although he cannot send away his letters; 21. Author and his comrades live on board ship at Barbadoes; 22. Meat sold alive in the market at Barbadoes; 23. Sunday a day of festivity among the slaves; 24. Author and his comrades receive kind attentions from Mr. B. Hinde; 25. Author and his comrades make an excursion to Col. Williams's; 26. Convoys and packet still delayed; 27. Marooning excursion to the windward coast of Barbadoes; 28. Still no tidings of the Commander in Chief, or the Convoy; 29. Author claims the freedom of 'noting' upon all subjects; 30. Author sends his friends a list of the ships of the convoy which had reached Barbadoes; 31. Senate house, and general assembly of Barbadoes; 32. A packet arrives at Barbadoes....
