In our cruise we passed Bryher and Sampson, the two largest islands in the group.  The latter island is called after a saint of that name.  It consists of two hills, the outlines of which present the form of the back of a camel.  Landing on the shore, we made a collection of beautiful shells, which accumulate in large quantities on the beach. Our pilot told us that, until lately, the isle of Sampson was thickly peopled; but the inhabitants, being addicted to certain illegal practices, such as wrecking and smuggling, and illicit distillation of spirits, it was found necessary, as the only means of weaning them from their bad habits, to disperse them, either on the mainland, or through the other islands, where they could be better watched.