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WANDERINGS IN SOUTH AMERICA. 



Thus the Warrow, the Arowack, the Acoway, the 

 Macoushi, and Carib tribes, call a hat, sombrero ; a 

 shirt, or any kind of cloth, camisa ; a shoe, zapato ; 

 a letter, carta ; a fowl, gallina ; gunpoAvder, colvora 

 (Spanish, polvora) ; ammunition, bala ; a cow, vaca; 

 and a dog, perro. 



This argues strongly against the existence of dogs in 

 Guiana, before it was discovered by the Spaniards, and 

 probably may be of use to thee, in thy next canine 

 dispute. 



In a political point of view, this country 

 presents a large field for speculation. A few 

 years ago, there was but little inducement for any 

 Englishman to explore the interior of these rich and 

 fine colonies, as the British Government did not con- 

 sider them worth holding at the peace of Amiens. 

 Since that period their mother country has been blotted 

 out from the list of nations, and America has unfolded 

 a new sheet of politics. On one side, the crown of 

 Braganza, attacked by an ambitious chieftain, has fled 

 from the palace of its ancestors, and now seems fixed 

 on the banks of the Janeiro. Cayenne has yielded to 

 its arms. La Plata has raised the standard of indepen- 

 dence, and thinks itself sufficiently strong to obtain 

 a Government of its own. On the other side, the 

 Caraccas are in open revolt ; and should Santa Fe 

 join them in good earnest, they may form a powerful 

 association. 



Thus, on each side of ci-devant Dutch Guiana, most 

 unexpected and astonishing changes have taken place. 

 Will they raise or lower it in the scale of estimation at 

 the Court of St. James's ? AYill they be of benefit to 

 these grand and extensive colonies ? Colonies enjoy- 



