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government. Captain Stout adds, and 
with a becoming confidence, that a 
certain portion of the southern con- 
tinent of Africa, colonised from Eu- 
rope and wisely governed, would ulti- 
mately prove of more value to the 
British empire than all their settle- 
ments in the East and West Indies 
put together. 
Our author, who certainly feels a 
strong and honourable predilection in 
favour of his native country, addresses 
his principal and relative in the fol- 
lowing elegant and impressive lan- 
guage. 
THE EDITOR. 
