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find by the copious tribute of the waters 
of the Orinoco, which, being deposited 
by the influence of currents, gradually 
accumulates; and, in a climate where 
vegetation is astonishingly rapid, is 
speedily covered with tlie mangrove and 
other w'oods. It is accordingly observed, 
that the leeward side of tiie island con¬ 
stantly encroaches on the gulf, and 
marine shells are frequently found on the 
land at a considerable distance from the 
sea. This is the character of Naparima 
and the greater part of the country I saw' 
along the coast of La Braye. It is not 
only in forming and extending the coast 
of Trinidad, that the Orinoco exerts its 
powerful agency; co-operating with its 
mighty sister flood, the Amazons, it has 
manifestly formed all that line of coast 
and vast extent of country included be¬ 
tween the extreme brandies of each 
river. To use the language of a writer 
in the Philosophical Transactions of 
Edinburgh : If you cast your eye upon 
the map, you will observe from Cayenn* 
to the bottom of the Gulf of Paria this 
immense tract of swamp, formed by the 
sediment of these rivers, and a similar 
tract of shallowr muddy coast, which their 
continued operation wdll one day elevate. 
The sediment of the Amazons is carried 
down tlius to leeward (the w-estward) by 
the constant currents which set along 
from the southward and the coast of Bra¬ 
zil. That of the Oroonoko is detained 
and allowed to settle near its mouths by 
the opposite island of Trinidad, and still 
more by the mountains on the main, 
which are only separated from that island 
bv the Bocos del Drago. The coast of 
Guiana has remained, as it were, the 
gieat eddy or resting-place for the wash¬ 
ings of great part of South America for 
ages; aim' its own comparativefy small 
streams have but modifled here and tber« 
the grand deposit.’' 
MONTHLY RETROSPECT of the FINE ARTS. 
The Use <;/’A' ezu Prhits, Connnuntcaiioni of Articles of JnteUigencey ^'C, arC 
requeued to be sezit under cover to the Care of the Publisher. 
^Icdern Finishings for Rcojr.s a scries cf Des'gns 
for VestibuieSt Hails, Staircasesy Drssshig- 
rccris. Boudoirs, Libraries, and Drazoing^ 
rcsnis ; ‘zvith il'cir Doors, JHindoivs, Chimney- 
■pioces, and other Finishings, to a large 
SfCJiex and the sc-zieral Mculdinirs and Cor- 
w.'cci at full shsc, sbcTulng their Construction 
Sind relatHe Freps’-tiens. To ^vhicb are 
sddid seine Designs for Villas and Porticoes, 
nii'ith Rules for dranoing the Columns, &c. at 
large, Tne ’whole adapted for the us: and 
direr:ion cf 'Cvery person engaged in the prac¬ 
tical part of building, by PV, F. Pocock, ar- 
ihitectu—~Taylcr, London. 
long title page of this volume 
J. fully explains its design, and in many- 
of the plates Mr Pocock has acquitted 
himself with ability. He has coltecfed 
Together a judicious compilation, aU 
tiiougi'i too much tincLured with the 
j'asiiiou of the day, which makes the work 
Too ephemeral. The designs in general 
are lu a pleasing style, and explained in 
so familiar a way as to be accommodated 
To every capacity; and, though it does 
nor profess doctos iudoetosque docere, yet 
The ifidocii may collect much informa¬ 
tion, ami be prevented from falling into 
many errors of taste, by taking it as a 
guide. Tiie country builder, or sur¬ 
veyor, may gather froui it the prevailing 
taste of the reformed arcldtecture of the 
London architects, justly foanried on tue 
fine Greek proportions introduced to 
their knowledge by (the truly named) 
Athenian Stuart, and be led to abandon 
“ the five orders illustrated,” and th« 
ponderrms tasteless mouldings of Gibbs, 
Payne, and Batty Langley. 
The engravings are neatlv executed in 
the line manner, and the text is suthci- 
entlv illustrative. 
The Cabinet Picture Gallery. No. 2. Ormt* 
Bond-street. 
This number of Mr. Ormes, “ Cabinet 
Picture Gallery,” contains an engraving 
from the celebrated picture of TBoori 
Conversation, in the collection of Lord 
Kinnaird, and a landscape by Gaspar 
Poussin. Both well engraved, though at 
a respectful distance from Mr. Forster'* 
similar publication. 
Pictet of British Feathered Game, er.grai'ed in 
fylttnosotlnto, by C. Turner, from paintings by 
Barcnrer. Ackerman, London. 
Tills work consists of fourteen plates, 
published plain and in colours, and give 
excellent portraits of the most beautiful 
of the British feathered game. Each 
plate, which are big enough for furniture 
prints, consists of a picturesque groupe 
of one sort, and exhibit just portraits id 
tlie species. The series are partridges, 
pheasants, snipes, wood-cocks, wild 
duoks; 
