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the Cape (and which they are to 
cultivate and inherit), by possessing 
a faithful deUneation of their fertihty 
and beauty, may be easily conceived- 
The reader will soon discover that 
Captain Stout was so enamoured of 
the countries through which he passed 
that he strongly recommended to 
his patron and relative, Mr. Adams, 
to form an American settlement on 
the eastern coast of CafFraria ; but 
this measure was not approved by 
the president, and for the same rea- 
sons which were anticipated by Cap- 
tain Stout in his introductory address. 
We shall, however, give this gentle- 
man's reasonings in his own words, 
as they apply so directly and con- 
clusively to the measures now pro- 
posed and adopted by the British 
