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foreft : wood and water overfprcad by hea* 

 ven's wide canopy, were all that met the eye. 

 We were two hours and a half in the boat, 

 and arrived at M. Heynemann's juft as it was 

 growing dark : thus completing the journey, 

 from the fugar plantation of Mr. Blair, in 

 three days ; although we had been told at the 

 town that we could not perform it in lefs than 

 ten. Moreover we had effe&ed it with the 

 greateft eafe, notwithftanding our having been 

 allured, by feveral perfons, that fuch a journey 

 could not be executed, efpecially in the wet 

 feafon, without infinite difficulty and fatigue, 

 even if at all. We felt it fingularly fortunate 

 that M. Fenner was of our party to M. Hey- 

 nemann's, the latter gentleman not fpeaking 

 any language but his native Dutch, and it being 

 from him that we expe&ed to acquire a great 

 fund of information ; as well regarding the 

 cuftoms and manners of the Indians, as re- 

 fpecting the country and its natural produc- 

 tions. He had been chofen king, or captain 

 of a band of Indians, and having refided for 

 many years among them, was better acquaint- 

 ed with their habits and purfuits than any 

 other perfon in the colony. To him they 

 brought frequent prefents of what they efteem- 



