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A furgtca! operation performed with great dexterity by a negro* 

 Progrefs of chigoes in the foot. Negroes expert in finding 

 them. Mode of extracling them. Indolent toil of fiaves. 

 Inconvenient method of labour. Severity afed towards a 

 party of /laves. Brigands defeated at Grenada. Officers 

 lofl of the name of Edwards. Single Jhips continue to ar- 

 rive in Cat life bay. Reports refpecling the St. Domingo 

 divjfion. Sir John La Forey arrives at Barbadoes. 



Barbadoes, April. 



Perhaps you will feel fomewhat furprized 

 Ihould I tell you that we have feen an Afri- 

 can (lave perform a chirurgical operation, with 

 greater dexterity than it could have been done 

 by the moft fkilful furgeon of Europe ! 



Walking on the beach, we remarked two 

 negroes fitting on the fands, occupied with 

 fomething, which feemed to command minute 

 attention ; and on approaching near to them, 

 we found the one engaged in extracling that 

 fadly troublefome infect the Chigoe, from the 

 other's foot. Our curiofity being excited, we 

 flopped to witnefs the operation, and faw it 

 executed with great neatnefs and dexterity. 



