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a letter, carta; a fowl, gallina; gunpowder, colvora, 
(Spanish, polvora;) ammunition, bala; a cow, 
vaca ; and a dog, perro. 
This argues strongly against the existence of dogs 
in Guiana, before it was discovered by the Spaniards, 
and probably may be of use to thee, in tbv next 
canine dispute. 
In a political point of view this country presents 
a large field for speculation. A few years ago there 
was but little inducement for any Englishman to ex¬ 
plore the interior of these rich and fine colonies, as 
the British government did not consider them worth 
holding at the peace of Amiens. Since that period 
their mother country has been blotted out from the 
list of nations, and America has unfolded a new 
sheet of politics. On one side, the crown of Bra- 
ganza, attacked by an ambitious chieftain, has fled 
from the palace of its ancestors, and now seems 
fixed on the banks of the Janeiro. Cayenne has 
vielded to its arms. La Plata has raised the standard 
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of independence, and thinks itself sufficiently strong 
to obtain a government of its own. On the other 
side, the Caraccas are in open revolt, and should 
Santa Fe join them in good earnest, they may form 
a powerful association. 
Thus, on each side of ci-devant Dutch Guiana, 
most unexpected and astonishing changes have taken 
place. Will they raise or lower it in the scale of 
estimation at the Court of St. James’s? Will they 
be of benefit to these grand and extensive colonies ? 
Colonies enjoying perpetual summer. Colonies of 
FIRST 
JOURN fY. 
Politics. 
