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floating property, they might in justice have been claimed by 

 the captors. 



Kingston is an English village, contiguous to the fort and 

 camp, consisting of very neat and good houses, painted white, 

 raised on brick foundations, and covered with wallaba shingles 

 instead of tiles. Each house has an allotment of garden 

 ground. This pretty little village first reared its head in April 

 1796. The officers of the garrison commenced it, since 

 which it has been greatly increased in size and fame, and is 

 become the residence of a number of professional men, and of 

 merchants, who keep iJieir counting-house in the metropolis, 

 Stabroek, and retire here to enjoy the pleasures of relaxation, 

 after the fatigue of business. Situated immediately at the 

 mouth of the Demerary, it has a commanding view, and is 

 quite open to the sea, whence the trade wind, here a regular 

 north-east breeze, pours its refreshing coolness. The society 

 is good of itself, and is enlarged from its adjacency to the 

 camp, as officers with families, prefer residing here to the 

 barracks. The garrison hospital is in tliis village. It is also 

 noted for the residence of the only English clergyman in the 

 colonies. 



Kingston, so called after the capital of Jamaica, is about a 

 mile from Stabroek, and is approached on an excellent car- 

 riage road, equal to the turnpikes in England ; so indeed are 



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