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Author and his comrades leave Effendam. Generous and friend* 

 ly hofpltality of Mynheer Abbenfets. The party obtain much 

 tifeful information from Mynheer Schneider refpecling their 

 journey . Mynheer Abbenfets and Mynheer Schneider con- 

 tribute additional fupplies to the boat. A long journey to 

 the ejlate Vigilantie. Heavy toil for the Jlaves. They flop 

 occa/ionally and plunge into the river to refrejb themfelves. 

 A friendly welcome by Mynheer Malfted. Author vifits the 

 negro yard at Vigilantie. Is prefented by a negro to his 

 fifler. An example of the effect of jlavery. A f ngular 

 mode of punifljment . The party leave Vigilantie — arrive 

 at the old town of Amflerdam. Vifit Mynheer — le vieu 

 JFifcal, and Mynheer, Scholten. Le <cieu Fifcal converfes in, 

 Latin — pr of effes great ef$em for the Englifh — is violently 

 inimical to the Stadtholder* 



Berbifche. 



W^EleftEffendam early the following morning, 

 but not without receiving many new proofs of 

 the friendly hofpitality of Mynheer Abbenfets, 

 who kindly entreated us to lengthen our pre- 

 fent vifit, and invited us to make his houfe our 

 home, and remain longer with him on our 

 return. In all the generofity of his character 

 he ordered foriie bottles of wine 3 and a ftore 



