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part of the Dutch property was immediately sold to the Eng- 

 lish adventurers, and the face of every thing began to wear 

 the appearance of Enghsh. Their manners, customs, and 

 language were adopted ; indeed every thing was so visibly 

 changed for the better, that it scarse looked like the same 

 place; the river was now full of shipping; I have seen upwards 

 of one hundred sail of British vessels loading at one time for 

 the ports of Great Britain. 



An English volunteer corps was formed of the inhabitants 

 of Stabroek, commanded by a major ; and a troop of cavalry 

 was soon afterwards raised, which was commanded by the 

 present governor.* 



. . Lieut. -Col. Hislop was also the means of adding another re- 

 giment to the line, the 11th West India regiment, which he 

 succeeded in doing by a levy on the planters. This idea they 

 the more readily entered into, from being promised payment 

 for those negroes they sent, which I am sorry to say they 

 never received ; but had the mortification to see their property 

 taken away from the colony (when delivered to the Dutch in 

 December, 1802, according to the peace of Amiens) without 

 the smallest remuneration. The least, I think which ought to 

 have been done, was, that as the negroes were contributed 



* H. W. Bentinck, Esq. late governor of St. Vincent. 



