inhabitants, eſpecially thoſe on the plantations, are well furniſhed; and much amuſement is afforded to good anglers.
The mullet is of the ſhape of the ſea-fiſh of the ſame name, and is often caught in the rivers of half a pound or more in weight; they are very fat and full of roe when in ſeaſon, and are a great dainty.
The crocroe is an excellent freſh water fiſh, much of the ſhape of a trout, excepting the head, which in the crocroe is more round. Of theſe are caught, at times, ſome that will weigh from five to ſix, and uſually from one to two pounds. The mullet and crocroe are generally caught with the hook and line, but ſometimes they and other river fiſh are taken in the night-time by negroes, who, with a lighted torch made of a wood called "Bois chandélle," which burns a long time, and which being held over the water, the fiſh, attracted
