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ing the current in our favor, we were carried 

 rapidly on, and were enabled to make longer 

 tides than when journeying the oppofite way* 

 In proceeding up the river, the flaves had 

 found it neceffary to avoid the centre, and to 

 keep the beat as near as poffible to the more ; 

 but in returning, they gladly fought the middle 

 of the channel, in order to avail themfelves of 

 the current. As the evening Mole on, the 

 return of tide overpowered the frefli water 

 ft ream, and, by putting a flop to our progrefs, 

 compelled us to feek quarters at an earlier hour 

 than we wifiied. The plantation Daargradt being 

 nearer!, we dropped our anchor there, and, with- 

 out ceremony, took up our home for the night. 



Daargradt is one of the colonial eftates, 

 and is fuhj^edi to a queflion of fequeflration ; it 

 being yet in doubt whether this plantation, 

 together with fome others fimilarly circum- 

 franced, may not be condemned as public 

 property, for the benefit of the captors. The 

 eftate is extenfive, and cultivated by a nume- 

 rous gang of (laves, who are attached as the 

 flock of the plantation, and confequently make 

 a part of the property. My mind anticipates 

 the idea which fuggefts itfelf to you upon this 

 fubjecT: 3 but you will not exped that I mould 



