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aeprived us of the hope of passing the night on 

 shore. We therefore adopted the advice of our 

 friendly and cheerful host, to accommodate our- 

 selves as comfortably as we could oil the hard 

 benches in the cabin. He, jokingly, wished us 

 success in the result of a fatiguing campaign, which 

 we were now going to undertake in the new couni- 

 try : the uninterrupted good humour of this expe-^ 

 rienced traveller afforded us, however, a favourable 

 opportunity of learning what was the best antidote 

 against the disagreeable adventures which we might 

 still encounter. The night rapidly passed away irt 

 laying plans for our operations, during our intend-f 

 ed stay at Mandiocca, and in the rapturous praised 

 in which our friend broke out, when he spoke of 

 the peaceful retirement of liis country-seat, and ai 

 the luxuriance and beauty of the surrounding 

 scenery. To the great sorrow of the lazy negroes> 

 We remained awake the whole night, and encou* 

 raged them to row, as this was the only means by 

 which we could make any progress, and even their 

 but slowly. The night was damp and gloomy p 

 we were several times incommoded by numerouis 

 swarms of small musquittoes, which, however, sooft 

 successively passed over. The morning began t& 

 dawn, and we at length drew near to a very low 

 swampy tract of land, covered with mangle, avi- 

 cennia, conocarpus, and other small strand trees, 

 between which the Inhumerim, an inconsiderable 

 river, flows into the sea. We now left the bay, 



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