EXPEDITION TO SURINAM. 



Mr. Abercrombie now begged that he might be ac- 

 companied by one or two of their principal officers to 

 Paramaribo, where he promifed they fliovild be well 

 treated ; but the chief, Araby, anfwered him with a 

 fmile, that it was time enough a year after, when the 

 peace Ihould be thoroughly concluded; that then even 

 his youngeft fon fliould be at their fervice, to receive his 

 education among them, while for his fubfiftence, and 

 even for that of his dependants, he fliould take the fole 

 care upon himfelf, without ever giving the Chriftians the 

 fmallefl trouble. 



After this, the commiffioners left the rebels, and the 

 whole detachment arrived fafe at Paramaribo. 



The year of deliberation being ended, the governor 

 and court fent out two frefli commiffioners to the negro 

 camp, to bring the fo much wiflied-for peace to a tho- 

 rough conclufion ; which, after much debate, and many 

 ceremonies on both fides, was at laft finally agreed upon. 

 Prefents were promifed to be fent by the Chrifliansj 

 agreeable to the wiflies of the negroes ; while thefe laft, 

 as a proof of their affection to the Europeans, infilled that 

 each of the commiffioners fhould, during their remain- 

 ing ftay in the rebel camp, take for his confiant companion 

 one of their handfomeft: young women. — They treated 

 them alfo liberally with game, fiffi, fruit, and the choicefl: 

 produaions of the foreft, and entertained them, without 

 intermiffion, with mufic, dancing, and repeated volJeys, 



At the return of the commiffionersj the ftipulated pre- 

 fents 



