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they are mentioned. A more particular 

 defcription of thefe rivers, with their 

 fettlements, will be the fubjedt of a 

 future Letter. 



The French territory includes the 

 river Maroni, which is the boundary 

 to the Dutch poffeffions on the weft, 

 and extends to the territory oh the 

 north fide of the river of the Amazons, 

 near Cape Orange, which a few years 

 fince was ceded by France to the do- 

 minion of Portugal. Within thefe li- 

 mits are the rivers Maroni, Sinamary, 

 Kourou, Amunibo, Organa, Cannanama, 

 and Maccouria. 



Dutch Guiana was formerly the 

 property of the Crown of England, and 

 the Endifh had made fettlements at 

 Surinam, where at this time a ipecies 

 of corrupt Englijh is univerfajly fpoken 



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