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but totally independent of each other, could not but 

 make our Itay at Paramaribo extremely difagreeable to 

 . all the officers in our regiment, as well as thofe of the 

 Society corps : the confequence of which was, that hav- 

 ing refided but a few weeks in the colony, it was thought 

 proper by the governor to acquaint Colonel Fourgeoud, 

 that, " as the rebel negroes feemed no further difpofed 

 " to difturb the tranquillity of the fettlement, its own 

 troops, and the corps of black rangers, were deemed 

 fufficient for its defence ; in confequence of which. 

 Colonel Fourgeoud, with his marines, no longer being 

 wanted, was at liberty to return to Europe whenever he 

 '* thought proper." 



Various were the feelings of pleafure and relu6tance 

 with which our gentlemen received this news : prepara- 

 tions were, however, made for our departure; but in a few 

 days thefe were again fufpended by the inhabitants, who 

 clamoroufly inlifted on our ftaying ; when the wooding 

 and watering the veffels was provifionally flopped, but 

 the fliips flill kept in commiffion on fpeculation. It was 

 during this interval of leifure and uncertainty that I fe- 

 rioufly thought of employing myfelf in writing a fhort 

 hiftory of the colony, and of drawing fuch objecSls as I 

 thought moft fuitable to compleat my little plan. In 

 thefe defigns, befides confulting the beft authors on the 

 fubjecSt, I had the honour to be materially affifted by his 

 excellency the governor, who not only favoured me with 

 ffcveral manufcripts, but daily furnilhed me w ith fuch a 



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