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of provifions to be put into the boat for out 

 ufe, en route ; and, like wife, fupplied the 

 negroes with an additional flock of Hollands 

 and of plantains. It was between eight and nine 

 o'clock when we left this generous ftranger. 

 According to the Dutch euftom, coffee had 

 been ferved to us as loon as we rofe from our 

 hammocks, but we referved ourfelves for a 

 more folid breakfaft at our next place of call. 



This was at one of the fugar plantations 

 of Mr. Blair, on the borders of the river, 

 nearly oppofite to EfTendam, Here again 

 warm greetings met us at the landing place, 

 3YL Schneider, who has the management of the 

 e ft ate, received us with a mod friendly welcome; 

 and a breakfaft of fowls, eggs, and other folids 

 was, prefently, fet before us. We found M. 

 Schneider a very intelligent man, and acquired 

 more information from him refpecting our 

 journey than from any perfon we had feen. He 

 had already made, the excursion we were en- 

 gaged in, and to a far greater extent than we 

 could poffibly have it in our power to follow 

 him, he having proceeded to the diftance of 

 eight hundred miles up the river. But he was 

 equipped for the purpofe, and attended by a 



