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with the luxury of having two young ne- 

 groes, and an Indian girl, placed behind us 

 waving lime bought around our heads, the 

 whole time of dinner, in order to keep us 

 cool, and prevent us from being annoyed by 

 infects, while we were eating ; and, in addi- 

 tion to this general protection, I was farther 

 indebted to the flattering partiality of Myn- 

 heer Fenner, for the diftinguifhed honor of 

 having a feparate flave ftationed at my elbow 

 with an Indian fan, with exprefs orders to keep 

 me cool, and guard me from the mufquitoes. 



At Helvetia we were not troubled with 

 infects ; but in defiance of the convenience of 

 our accommodations, fome uneafy fymptoms, 

 difplayed on the part of the major domo re- 

 garding an ebon nymph who had ferved our 

 coffee in the afternoon, and an unhappy fpirit 

 of annoying his fufpicions exhibited by one of 

 our comrades, prevented us from fleeping, and 

 caufed us all topafsadifturbedandreftlefsnight. 



We left Helvetia with the early tide, in 

 order to breakfaft at the old town ; and accord- 

 ingly arrived at nine o'clock at Mynheer Schol- 

 ten's. During breakfaft we were vifited by the 

 old fifcal, who, looking extremely humble and 



