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Houfes of the Civil and Military Of- 

 ficers, being fituated ' at one hundred 

 miles from the mouth of the River ; the 

 Dutch having here, as in all their Co- 

 lonies, negle&ed the lower and more 

 fertile land, near the fea-coaft, for that 

 which is more elevated, in the interior 

 part of the country. At prefent, how- 

 ever, they are endeavouring to repair* 

 their error, and the Seat of Govern- 

 ment is foon to be removed to a point 

 of land on the eaftern more of Berbice, 

 about a mile from its entrance, which 

 is formed between Berbice and the Ri- 

 ver Conya, which there difcharges itfelf 

 into the former. 



Cony a is a narrow, but deep river, 

 funning from fouth to north, but di- 

 verging fomewhat eafterly from Berbice. 

 There are feveral Plantations on the 

 fides of this river, which makes a part 

 of the Colony of Berbice, which is at 



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