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being now the wet feafon* much rain com- 

 monly falls during the night ; and, frequently 

 very heavy fhowers in the courfe of the day 5 

 fuch as quickly find their way through all the 

 garments of thofe who happen to be expofed 

 to them, for the heavieft thunder ftorms of 

 England are fcarcely fufficient to give you an 

 idea of their force and rapidity, 



As I am to commune with you upon all 

 fubjefts, and all occurrences, I may tell you 

 that a few days ago I received a very fingular 

 and unexpe&ed vifit from a dirty-looking, ill— 

 dreffed man, who was an entire ftranger to 

 me ; and who, (talking abruptly into the room, 

 addreffed himfelf to me, faying, without any 

 preliminary falutation, t( I am juft called to fee 

 you," then afked if " the flaves ftill remained 

 upon the eftate and, following up his quef- 

 tions, without waiting for any reply, went on 

 to a train of interrogatories, defiring to know 

 * ? if the army wanted a dodtor" — very li- 

 berally tendering his fervices, provided he 

 " could obtain a. good appointment T — Had his 

 abilities been confummate as his afTurance, 

 he might have been a valuable acquifition to 

 us ; but, as appearances did not exadtly be- 



