SETTLEMENTS ON THE DEMERARY, &C. 329 



CHAPTER XVI. 



PLANTERS — THEIR MODE OF OBTAINING- ADVANCES THE 



DISCREDIT INFLICTED BY THE PEACE OF AMIENS— GAL- 



LICANISM OF THE RESTORED DUTCH AUTHORITIES 



ENGLISH VESSELS ASSUME DUTCH COLORS NEW RU- 

 MOURS OF A WAR IN EUROPE FRESH DISTRESS AMONG 



THE PLANTERS AND MERCHANTS DAMAGES ON RE- 

 TURNED BILLS MISCHIEF OF A FLUCTUATING SOVE- 

 REIGNTY ORDERLY CHARACTER OF THE NEGROES PA- 

 TIENCE OF THE BLACKS DURING FAMINE INHUMANITY 



PUNISHED REGULATIONS TO PREVENT FUTURE SCAR- 



SITY SMALL INFLUENCE OF THE SETTLEMENTS ON THE 



SURINAM OVER THOSE ON THE DEMERARY AND ESSE- 



QUEBO BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE RISE OF PARAMARIBO 



A MORE INTIMATE COMMUNICATION DESIRABLE. 



A HE planters are usually persons who possess a capital 

 from two to twenty thousand pounds. With less than the 

 former sum they cannot easily commence their career ; nor 

 do they care to forsake it with less than the latter. They are 

 generally enabled to procure credit with their merchant in 



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