The Caraguin, " a Tale of the Antilles," is a narrative
poem, in the easy irregular verse that SCOTT made so popular. The inci- dent on which it is founded is that of a pirate lover who unwittingly kills the father of his mistress in a fight, and discovers the fact by showing her father's ring as a trophy of his prowess. The story is picturesquely told, with a redundancy of imagery, glowing with tropical skies and flowers, gorgeous costumes, and barbarcus superstitions ; but the original ideas are tew and fee' le. It is an ephemeral production of the butterfly srocies—not emanating from Grub Street, however, but from the Antilles. The author, Mr. ROBERT NUGENT DUNBAR, appears in print on the strength of the encomiums bestowed upon a descriptive poem entitled The Cruise. Description is evidently his forte. A fastidious critic might object that the minute details lessen the farce and keeping of the picture : what is wanting in distinctness, however, is made up in splendour of colouring and glitter of effect.
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