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Among My Curios. 12 
To the request came the following : 
PUBLICATIE 
WY. Robert Neptlay Hall and Anthony Meerteen Roden Van Politia der 
Colonie Essequebo en Demerary, Geromitteerd tot het waar neemen van het Gou- 
vernement, doen alle en een iegelyk weeten dat one op heeden door twee Engelsebe 
Officierca is aangebrag de hier neevens-gaande Missive geaddoesseerdt to the 
principal Magistrates and Council of Demerary. ‘ 
Dat wy nodig geooideelt hebben zooveel mogelyk en de Kortheed des tyds 
toelaat daer van aan elk en een iegelyk communicatie te doen en veoders da 
Ingezetene deezer colonic informeeren, dat de presente Leeden van den Raad 
van Politie over deye Rivieren, aan gemelde Engelsede Officieren hebben geant- 
woord dat wy de aangebragga Depeches in iype overweeging zullen neemen en op 
morgen het antwoord van het Hoff met de Ebzullen aszender. Actum in 
t’Gouvernment in Stabroek, der 27 Mey, 1795. 
(W.G.) Roperrt Westiey HAL. 
(W.G.) A. MrERTENS. 
Ter Ordonnantia van dezelve. 
ANTHONY BEAUJON. 
Secretaris. 
The publication was placaaded by the Government Printer, J. C. Delacoste. 
Antony Beaujon was made Lieuteuant-Governor of Demerara and Essequebo in 
1804. 
Near by the publicatie is a sword which belonged to Captain Outridge who did 
good service in that memorable naval fight between the Hornet and Peacock 
off the Courabanna point, East Coast, Mahaica. The old man was proud of 
that sword. His descendants in the colony were Outridge, one of the pioneers 
of the gold industry and the present Outridges, the pioneers of the timber 
industry. To Captain Drake, who was in command of the Peacock, stands a 
tablet in the Cathedral as follows : “‘ Sacred to the memory of Captain William 
“ Drake, the brave and highly respected Commander of His Majesty's brig Peacock 
“ whose death was glorious as his life was honourable. Engaged in unequal 
“ combat with the American ship of war Hornet a cannon shot in mercy terminated 
“his existence almost at the same moment that his gallant vessel consigned to 
« the deep watery sepulchre the remains of her lamented chief. To commemorate 
“ this glorious but fatal engagement which took place on these shores on the 24th 
“ February, 1813, to perpetuate the name of a distinguished officer His Excellency 
“ General Carmichael, acting Governor, sympathising with the generous feeling 
“ of the inhabitants of this United colony in the universal expression of sincere 
“regret was pleased to grant on their behalf this monument to his fame. 
Again is one of Guiana’s heroes brought to the fore. 
