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Befides the large rivers which I have 

 enumerated, there are an innumerable 

 number of large and fmall creeks* 

 many of which are navigable for veffels 

 of fome burthen for many leagues and 

 but few countries can boaft of fuperior 

 advantages in navigation. 



Notwithstanding the proximity of 

 Guiana to the Equator, there is no 

 country between the Tropics which 

 enjoys a more regular and uniform, 

 temperature of climate. The conftant 

 regularity of the trade winds during 

 the day, and of the land breezes, which 

 fucceed in the evening, joined to the 

 quick return, and invariable length of 

 the nights, with their refrefhing dews, 

 render the heat fo far from being ex- 

 ceffive, that it is feldom difagreeable, 

 especially to the white inhabitants, 



who, 



