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CHAP, called Captain Adoe, who upon this occafion received 

 from the governor, as a prefent, a fine large cane, with a 

 lilver pummel, on which were engraven the arms of 

 Surinam, as a mark of their independence, and a preli- 

 minary to the other prefents that were to be fent out the 

 year following as ftipulated by treaty, particularly arms 

 and ammunition, on the performance of which the peace 

 was to be finally concluded. Adoe prefented in return a 

 handfome bow, with a complete cafe of arrows, which 

 had been manufailured by his own hands, as a token that 

 during that time all enmity fliould ceafe on his fide. 



This affair gave great fatisfadlion to many and indeed 

 to moft of the inhabitants of Surinam, who now flatter- 

 ed themfelves that their effe6ts were perfedly fecure; 

 while others regarded this treaty as a very hazardous re- 

 fource, and even as a flep to the inevitable ruin of the 

 colony. 



I mufl confefs indeed, that, notwithflanding the good in- 

 tentions of Governor Mauricius, nothing appears tobe more 

 dangerous than making a forced friendfhip with people, 

 who by the mofl abjeil flavery and ill ufage are pro- 

 voked to break their chains, and fliake off their yoke in 

 purfuit of revenge and liberty, and who by the trufl 

 which is placed in them have it in their power to become 

 from day to day more formidable. 



The infurre6tion having rifen to fuch a height, the co- 

 lonifls ought perhaps to have continued to oppofe it, while 

 they were pofTefTed of the power of oppofition, not indeed 



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