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The West India fleet, however, must have arrived at Barbadoes, and the Corunna will soon be along." At that moment another ship appeared, carrying a cloud of canvas, coming round the point. This vessel was not the Corunna, and kept close in with the land, running also for LaBaye.
The ship was an unreasonable time on her passage. It was Sunday afternoon. I was dining with Mr. Stevenson, the manager of the Tivoli estate, in company with several planters. The house was situated on an elevated spot, and commanded a fine view of the sea, extending nearly from the Grenadines to LaBaye, the port of Greenville. It was distant from the sea shore not more than a couple of miles.
Suddenly, on looking out of the front windows of the dining hall, a large ship was seen under full sail, coming with a fair wind from the direction of the Grenadines and steering towards LaBaye. "That is the Corunna," shouted one of the gentlemen present. "Hurrah!" "Not the Corunna," remarked Mr. Stevenson. "The Corunna is not so good looking and is of a different model.
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