AFRICA. i9t 
not fo large as the common orange, but In tafte 
and flavour is infinitely fuperior to that and 
every other fpecies. Grapes thrive well alfo 
in this dlfl:ri(3:, and tolerable wine and fpirits 
are made from them. 
I have already faid that the colony of the 
Twenty-four-Rivers owes its name to a current 
that flows through it, and which receives into 
Its channel a great number of fmaller ftreams 
that difcharge themfelves along with it into the 
Berg-rivier, This afl^emblage of rivulets, by 
the ready means which it affords of water- 
ing the lands, is the clrcumfl:ance that has mofl 
contributed to fertilize the diftrift. As the 
mode of culture requires fcarcely any labour, 
the inhabitants enjoy a peaceful and happy life. 
The population, however, is far from being 
numerous ; a confiderable part of the land is 
||/ fl:ill uncultivated ; and there are fcarcely to be 
feen more than forty or fifty plantations, 
whereas the number ought to be infinitely 
greater. 
Such of my readers w^ho know that man is 
fure to multiply wherever he finds the means 
of living commodioufly, will not fail to lay this 
deficiency in population to the charge of the 
govern- 
