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they term the gentlemen of the army) were 

 accommodated on fhore* They did not ex« 

 prefs themfelves violently envious of our 

 comforts ; but were much diverted in forming 

 conjectures what might have been the remarks 

 of fome of our friends in luxurious London, 

 could they have glanced an eye upon our 

 humble banquet, and the general order of our 

 manege. A piece of hard fait beef graced 

 one end of the table, a heavy lump of fait 

 pork the other, and falt-meat foup fupplied 

 the place of the rich plateau in the middle. 

 Such is our daily repaft, and fuch was our 

 feaft ; for we gave to our vifitors the mo ft 

 fumptuous fare of the larder. Frefh animal 

 provifions are dainties we can very feldom 

 procure, and indeed, were it not for the daily 

 allowance dealt out to us by government, we 

 ftiould be confined to a diet of yams and plan- 

 tains, like the flaves. During the paffage from 

 England, and while we were lying at Barba- 

 does, we disregarded our fait allowance, nor 

 did we, till now, comprehend the high value 

 of a government ration ; but it is here become 

 of the greateft importance, and forms, to us, 

 as well as to the foldiers, the principal fupply. 



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