STATISTICAL ACCOUNT OF THE 



CHAPTER II. 



LANDING AT STABROEK FIRST IMPRESSION OF THE PLACE 



AND PEOPLE — VISIT TO THE REYNESTEIN ESTATE 



RIVER DEMERARY ASCENDED TO THE SAND-HILLS AND 

 RAPIDS, 



'\^/*E landed about noon at the American wharf. It spread 

 like wild-fire that we were from one of the vessel* just arri- 

 ved ; and our captain was soon surrounded by the whole band 

 of hucksters and pedlars belonging to the town. Here were 

 blacks, yellows, and tawnies, bawling and vociferating in a 

 wretched jargon, half Dutch and half English, whether he 

 had any thing to sell — each trying to hitch himself closer than 

 his neighbour. Not liking to be inclosed within this stifling 

 ring of people, I took an opportunity of slipping between a 

 stout mulatto woman and a negro butcher six feet high, leav- 

 ing Captain Barrow in the midst of his assurances that he had 

 plenty of goods for sale. Seeing some fine oranges I asked 

 for six-penny-worth; the negress gave me thirty. I was 

 obliged to call in the aid of my handkerchief and pockets to 

 contain them. This was a scene which stamped me as a new- 

 comer. Several negroes standing by offered to carry the 

 oranges for me. Others greeted me on my arrival with 



