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Having plentifully refreflied ourfelves, 

 and the flaves and horfes being well fed and 

 refted, wecalled the negroes from their defert 

 of rolling and bafking in the fun, and pro- 

 ceeded upon our journey. To our great fur- 

 prize, at the very moment the horfes appeared 

 at the door for our departure, a large difh of 

 fprats, fmoking from the gridiron, and an 

 immenfe bov;l of milk- punch, were fet before 

 us. This was quite a Weft Indian addition to 

 the repaft. Having eaten very heartily, and 

 indulged in copious libations, we had already 

 done even too much in the way of feafting, 

 but, to my great aftonifliment, fome of the 

 party partook with a renewal of appetite 

 which was rather indicative of fitting down 

 to dinner, than of rifing from table. At two 

 o'clock we had commenced with punch ; 

 after which came the mandram ; at three 

 was ferved the dinner : bufy eating and drink- 

 ing continued until five ; and then appeared 

 the fprats, and bowl of milk-punch : thus did 

 nearly four hours pafs in high banquetting 

 and conviviality at this focial cottage. At 

 length, due honors having been done to the 

 punch and fprats, we again put ourfelves en 

 route ^ the party ^being increafed by the ad- 



