large and healthy place, and the most Spanish of any city on the island after San Juan.  There are good roads to the capital.  Vessels of the largest kind may anchor and ride in safety from the winds, and the whole British navy would find room in its spacious bosom.  It has 4 fathoms of water in the shallowest part of the entrance.  However, it is difficult to enter this port from June to November, as the sea breaks with violence at the entrance, on account of the southerly winds which reign at that season.  It has every convenience of situation and locality for forming docks for the repair of shipping.  The large bay of Anasco, on the south coast, affords anchorage to vessels of all sizes.  It is also safe from the north winds.  Although on the eastern coast there are many places for vessels to anchor, yet none of them are exempt from danger during the north winds except Fajardo, where a safe anchorage is to be found to leeward of two little islands close to the bay, where vessels are completely sheltered.

The island of Vieques has also several commodious ports and harbors, where vessels of the largest size may ride at anchor.

On the east coast is Cape Cabeza de San Juan, Points Lima, Candeleros, and Naranjo, and Cape Mala Pascua; on the south coast, Point Viento, Tigueras, Corchones, Arenas, Fama or Maria, Cucharas, Guayanilla, Guanica, and Morillos de Cabo Rojo; on the west coast, points San Francisco, Cadena, Guanijito, Guaniquilla, and Palo Seco.

Highways.—­There are few roads or ways of communication which are worthy of mention, with the exception of the broad pike which starts from the capital and runs along the coast, passing through the following towns:  Aguadilla, Bayamon, Cabo Rojo, Ilumacao, Juana Diaz, Mayaguez, Ponce, and San German.  It has no bridges; is good in dry weather, but in the rainy season is impassible for wagons and even at times for horsemen.

For interior communication there are only a few local roads or paths.  They are usually 2 yards in width, made by the various owners, and can not be well traveled in rainy weather.  They are more properly horse and mule trails, and oblige people to go in single file.  In late years much has been attempted to improve the highways connecting the principal cities, and more has been accomplished than in Spanish colonies.  There is a good made road connecting Ponce on the southern coast with San Juan the capital.  Other good roads also extend for a short distance along the north coast and along the south coast.  The road from Guayama is also said to be a passably good one.

There are in the island about 150 miles of excellent road, and this is all that receives any attention, transportation being effected elsewhere on horse back.  In the construction of a road level foundation is sought, and on this is put a heavy layer of crushed rock and brick, which, after having been well packed and rounded, is covered with a layer of earth.  This is well packed also, and upon the whole is spread a layer of ground limestone, which is pressed and rolled until it forms almost a glossy surface.  This makes an excellent road here where the climate is such that it does not affect it, and when there is no heavy traffic, hut these conditions being changed, the road, it is thought, would not stand so well.