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mocks at Mynheer Scholten's until the mor- 

 row. But in this we were difappointed from 

 the failure of the tide ; confequently, finding 

 at the dufk of evening, that we were not 

 likely to reach the old town, we purfued our 

 marooning fyftem, and put into the tint port 

 we could make. This happened to be at the 

 plantation Helvetia, where we were received 

 with great kindnefs and civility by Mynheer 

 Freinde. Coffee was prefented on our ar- 

 rival- — foon afterwards the iupper- board was 

 plentifully fpread ; and, although unexpected 

 intruders, we found excellent accommodations 

 for the night* 



We did not enjoy the fociety of My a* 

 heer Freinde fo much as we could have 

 wifhed, in confequence of our limited know- 

 ledge of his native language— yet, by means 

 of the many good things he gave us, he made 

 himfelf extremely well underftood, The eftate 

 is large, and is the property of Mynheer Freinde 

 jointly with three other gentlemen, one of 

 whom refides in London — the two others at 

 Amlterdam. 



I might have remarked to you that at the 

 Johanna plantation, we were this day indulged 



