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After being confined nearly the whole of fixty-thre© 

 days within the limits of a fnaall veffel, and upon an ele- 

 ment to which few of the troops had been accuftomed, it 

 would not be eafy to defcribe the pleafure we experienced 

 on finding ourfelves once more on land, and furrounded 

 by a thoufand agreeable circumftances. 



The town appeared uncommonly neat and plealingy 

 the fhipping extremely beautiful, the adjacent woods 

 adorned with the moft luxuriant verdure, the air per- 

 fumed with the utmoft fragrance, and the wiiole fcene 

 gilded by the rays of an unclouded fun. We did not 

 however take leave of our wooden habitation at this time, 

 but the next day were fornially difembarked with a ge- 

 neral appearance of rejoicing; all the fliips in the roads 

 being in full drefs, and the guns keeping up. an inceffant 

 fire till the whole of the troops were landed. 



All the inhabitants of Paramaribo were colle6ted to be- 

 hold this fplendid fcene, nor were the expe6lations they 

 had formed difappointed. The corps confifted of nearly 

 fiye hundred young men ; (for we had been fo fortunate 

 as only to lofe one during the voyage) the oldcft of whom 

 was fcarcely more than thirty, and the whole party neatly 

 cloathed in their new uniforms, and in caps ornamented 

 with twags of orange-bloffom. We paraded on a large 

 green plain between the town and the citadel, oppo- 

 lite to the Governor's palace ; during the courfe of which 

 ceremonies feveral foldiers fainted from the exceffive 

 heat. The troops theu marched into quarters prepared 

 for their reception, whilft the officers were regaled with 

 a dinner by the Governorj which would have derived a 



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