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forcibly, and speaks of the tyranny and meanness of 

 the Company in such plain language, that it can easily 

 be understood why he hid himself under a now. de plume. 

 It has been suggested to me as probable, that a certain 

 well-known gentleman, interested in Demerara, named 

 DlRK HOOLA VAN NOOTEN, had something to do with 

 the matter, which is quite possible. If such was the case, 

 the well-known Georgetown family of that name have 

 reason to be proud of their ancestor. 



Coming to the appendices, which, as was said before, 

 form the most important division of the work, they are 

 simply invaluable to the historical student. Here we 

 find all the evidence that could be procured on several 

 important matters, including the precedents for Colonial 

 Representation in the Council, terms of land grants, 

 prices of produce and the taxes paid thereon, prices of 

 slaves and the cost of procuring them, a suggested plan 

 for ere6ting Government buildings in the new town 

 (Stabroek), a project tor a civil list, and a number of other 

 interesting subjects. The petitions however are, per- 

 haps, aboveall the other documents, of the greatest impor- 

 tance. The planters and inhabitants spoke plainly, told 

 the Company that they had better give up the colonies 

 to the state, informed the States General that there was 

 no government in Essequebo and Demerara, told the 

 Directeur-General that his council was only a pretended 

 one, and altogether made Mr. Jan L'ESPINASSE and the 

 Council of Ten feel very uncomfortable. To the petitions 

 are attached copies of the signatures, so that a fair idea 

 can be formed of the principal planters living at the 

 time, and these will be found especially interesting in 

 elucidating family history. To give an idea of the scope 



