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heral hofpital. General Whytc attentive to the fich. The hof- 

 pital and quarters for the medical officers eftablifhed at ha 

 Bourgade, Author annoyed by infetls. Tender nefs of a 

 Gentleman towards a mufquito. Author makes a faunter- 

 ing ramble to c< the bifh." His contemplations on being ar- 

 te fled by deep and impenetrable woods. A lady folicits the 

 author to make a complaint againfl her Jlaves, Page 228 



LETTER XV. 



Bufh Negroes in the woods of Guiana* Fate of "Dutch foldiers 

 fent into the foreft againfl them. Corps of faves accom- 

 panied by a party of Indians fubdue them. Puni/hment of 

 a Bufh Negro.) named Amflerdam^ - - 240 



Letter xvi. 



T)'efcription of houfe and furniture occupied by the medical faff 

 at La Bturgade. Entertainment given to fome gentlemen 

 of the navy. Provifwn-excurfons. Arrangements con- 

 cerning prize-money. Benefit and importance of mufquit§ 

 curtains. Stability of temperature^ and of the breeze in 

 Guiana. Singular application made to the author for an* 

 appointment in the medical department, - 252 



LETTER XVIL 



Author's duties lead him to the colony of Berbifche. Eflahlijhes 

 a comparative inquiry refpecling the difeafed appearances 

 after different diforders^ with a view tb af certain what are 

 the changes produced by yellow fever. The more robufl 

 *mofl liable to be defroyed by the fever of the climate. An ex- 

 ample irt the fuperintending cook at the hofpital. Execu- 



