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at the mouth of the Dernarara river, to Fort 

 St. Andrew, at the entrance of the river Ber- 

 bifche. The veffel was employed by the 

 Commifiariaf, to convey (lores and provifions 

 to the garrifon. She was named Voltigeur, 

 and if the terra was meant to imply a rolling 

 and tumbling veffel, in oppofition to every 

 thing of (peed or expedition, it, furely, could 

 not have been more correclly applied, for never 

 did an unwieldy cafk move more heavily on 

 the water. 



Qnite unexpectedly I met with fivfe other 

 paflengers on board, to all of whom I was an 

 entire flranger. I thought myfelf fortunate 

 in having procured three fmall chicken^ and 

 a falted pig's face, with fome fruit and vegeta* 

 bles, as my fliare of flock for the voyage ; and 

 which, I was told by my friends on (bore, who 

 had often made the paflage, was an ample fup- 

 ply, it being probable that I fhould not have 

 to remain more than a fingle day on board. 

 The other gentlemen, having more confidence, 

 than myfelf, in the wind, the fea, and the Vol- 

 tigeur, had embarked without provifions or 

 ftores of any kind, 



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