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all the public roads throughout these colonies. The rent of 

 houses in this village is from five to twenty pounds sterling per 

 month. Since it has been built, the changes of its name have 

 been as frequent as the sovereignty of the country-. The 

 Dutch, in the short time they reigned, having a perfect detes- 

 tation against English names, and English things, called it 

 Eveleary. On the British taking the country in 1803, it re- 

 sumed its other name, which I hope will never be changed 

 by any foreign power. 



The adjoining towns to this, are Labourgade and Cumings- 

 burgh, the former are a range of warehouses, or a street, on 

 the bank of the river, eminently situated for shipping pro- 

 duce and landing goods. Several very valuable edifices 

 have been raised here by British merchants for transacting 

 their business with greater celerity. The stores are of consi- 

 derable size, and mostly serve for the reception of a vessel's 

 homeward-bound cargo. I was engaged in one instance 

 which will prove their utility. The brig Convert, of 150 tons, 

 and cargo, were insured to sail with the October 1800 con- 

 voy, and only arriving about a week before it sailed, there was 

 danger of forfeiting the insurance. However, with the greatest 

 exertions, we got her inward-bound cargo out, and completely 

 loaded her again with coffee and cotton, in sixty hours. This 

 unprecedented exertion, however, would have proved fruitless, 

 had not the produce been so conveniently stored on shore. 



