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ffaries for the journey. One of our party 

 being feized with a fit of affection for a hand-- 



fame Indian fpechn'en which he had feen, 

 pleaded Jichnefs^ and declined proceeding with 

 us to Savonette : but the major domo happen- 

 ing to difcover the nature of his complaint, 

 pleaded in his turn the neceffity of attending 

 the Jtcky and remained behind likewife, irfgrder 

 to admin ifter the kind offices of hofpitality* 



The effect of the tide, fo far from the fea, 

 was very inconfiderable, and fcarcely fufficed 

 tp counteract the current of the river, hence 

 this ftage of our journey became a heavy labour 

 to the flaves, The day foon clofed in, and, 

 being enveloped on each fide by the impene-. 

 trable gloom of the forefts, we fiowly ftolc 

 along the limpid furface, amidfl all the folemn 

 ftillnefs of night. It was two o'clock in the \ 

 "morning when w r e reached the Indian planta- 

 tion, (if fo I may term) Savonette, having been 

 nearly eight hours in the boat, and much of 

 the time in the dark. This was a fadly tedi- 

 ous fitting, but we were in fome degree relieved 

 from the fatigue of it, by lighting a candle, 

 and amufing ourfelves, part of the. time f with 

 pur cards and books. 



