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diforder, he is feparated from his fellow* 

 flaves, and fent to the yaw-houfe to remain 

 until he recovers. Commonly it is fix, and 

 often twelve months, or even more, before 

 he is again fit to return am id ft the gang. An 

 improved diet, with cleanlinefs, pure air, and 

 fea bathing are moft conducive to his recovery ; 

 whence it may be inferred that filthinefs, and 

 poverty of food, are among the occafional 

 caufes of the difeafe. From its refemblance 

 to an affli&ing malady, but two well known 

 in Europe, mercury has been much employed 

 as a remedy, but, unfortunately, with very 

 little fuccefs. 



I may here announce to you that an- 

 other excurfion of a more extenfive nature 

 has been proje&ed, for the purpofe of vifiting 

 the planters' eftates in the remoteft parts of 

 the colony ; and of proceeding up the river 

 even beyond the fartheft fettlement of the 

 colonifts, in order to fee the Indians in their 

 native dwellings amidft the deep woods. The 

 governor and feveral other gentlemen refiding 

 near the town have been confulted as to the 

 facilities of fuch an expedition ; but the opi- 

 nions collected are difcordant and unfatisfac- 



