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lie, had but little sympathy with the old fashioned Dutch 
colonists of Guiana, and had little or no patience with 
the friendliness of the latter for the English. Orders of 
recall came from Europe to VAN BATTENBURG, one of 
the two governors who had surrendered the colonies to 
the English in 1796 and had been allowed peacefully to 
retain his authority under the English ; and a new 
governor with strong republican, and still stronger anti- 
English, feelings was sent out to replace him. The new 
governor did his best, not without considerable success 
to drive the English out of the colony, and in so doing 
brought nearly the whole business of the place to a stand- 
still. At last, in September 1803, to the no small plea- 
sure of the colonists, an English fleet once more appeared 
before Demerara and Berbice, and finally placed the 
colonies under English rule. 
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