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ten take to when over-heated, or to efcape their enemies, chap. 

 The fielli of this flag is neither fat, tender, nor juicy, 

 being much inferior to the European venifon, though 

 greatly efteemed by the inhabitants of Surinam. The 

 other fpecies the negroes call boojee-cabritta ; the Indians 

 wirrebocerra. Thefe are much fmaller, and more nimble 

 in efcaping ; their colour a yellowifh "brown, covered 

 with fmall white fpots ; their eyes lively and piercing ; 

 their ears narrow and fliort they have no antlers ; their 

 limbs are fmall, but nervous and ftrong; and their flefh. 

 more delicate than any other venifon I ever tafted. 



On the 2ift, having vifited Mr. and Mrs. Lolkens at 

 Fauconberg, we, after dinner, walked to a brick-ma- 

 nufactory, called Appe-cappe, which lies in the neigh- 

 bourhood, and belongs to Governor Nepveu ; where they 

 make as good brick, and as expeditioufly, as in Europe. 

 It is alfo a profitable bufinefs, not being common in 

 Surinam. This I only relate as a proof of the abundant 

 advantages of this country; where, moreover, the wood 

 for burning the bricks may be had for cutting, if the 

 inhabitants chufe to be induftrious. We were here, how- 

 ever, fo pedered with clouds of infed:s, called monpeira^. 

 that I was glad to take my leave, and return to the Hope. 

 The monpeira are the fmalleft kind of gnats, but equally 

 troublefome with the larger fpecies called mufquitoes. 

 They- fly fo thick and clofe together, that they appear 

 like a cloud of black fmoke : they are fo fmall that 



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