SUMMARY OF CONTENTS. 



Guana, 235— Pipa, 236— Lowlow, 237 — Queriman, 238— Frog-fish, 239— 

 Sun-bird, 240 — Mackaw, 241 — Acushe, 242 — Canicani, 243 — Powese, 244 — 

 Marrodee, 245— Kishee-kishee, 246 — Humming-bird, 247 — Carochc, 248 — 

 Fire-fly, 249 — Groe-groe, 250 — Chigo, 251. 



CHAPTER XIIL 



Cabbage-tree, 252 — Silk-cotton-tree, 253 — Pipeira, 254 — Iron-wood, 255 — 

 Mangrove, 256— Bourra courra, 257 — Hiarra, 258 — Cocoa-tree, 259 — Ricinus, 

 260— Guava, 261— Curetta, 263— Ginger, 64 — Cassava, 265— Nibbees, 266 

 — ^Troolies, 267. ■ • 



CHAPTER XIV. 



Capture of Demerary, 299 — Public papers of Abercromby, 270 — Of Whyte, 

 272 — Of Parr, 274 — Of Beaujon, 275 — Of Meertens, 276 — Origin of the en- 

 terprise, 277 — Consequent rise of property, 278 — Confiscation of a regiment of 

 slaves, 279 — Burgher-vtratch, 281 — Villa of Anthony Meertens, called Rome, 

 283 — Accommodating spirit of the fiscal, 284 — Arbitrary character of Lamai- 

 son, 285 — Inconvenient ascendancy of the French party after the peace of 

 Amiens, 286— Dutch barracks furnished by an English merchant, 290 — Un- 

 wholesomeness of new rum, 292 — Pestilence among the Dutch soldiery, 294— 

 Smugghng, 296. 



CHAPTER XV. 



The English enterprizes permanently beneficial, 300 — Carrabanna district, 

 301— Mahaicony, 302 — Lot of land exchanged for a turkey, 303 — Megass, 

 304 — Bush negroes, 306 — Anecdotes of a negro named Gentleman, 307 — Bar- 

 barity of warfare, 309 — Lands on the Pomaroon granted to the rifle-corps, 

 310 — Victor Hugues' proclamation to encourage a revolt of slaves, 312 — ■ 

 Cayenne, 313 — History of its settlement, 315 — Its productions, 317 — Caravan 

 to the interior, 318 — Desert state of the coast, 319 — Deficient ambition of for- 



