EXPEDITION TO SURINAM. 



grounds by the confent of the Europeans, than if they 

 had abfconded into the woods. Having thus once en- 

 gaged in this fervice, it is evident they muft be con- 

 fidered by the other party as apoftates and traitors of the 

 blackeft dye ; they muft be convinced, that defeat muft 

 not only expofe them to death, but to the fevereft tor- 

 tures ; they were therefore fighting for fomething more 

 than liberty and life: fuccefs was to bring them the moft 

 folid advantages, mifcarriage was to plunge them in the 

 fevereft mifery. 



The taking of Boucon was now greatly fpoken of, and 

 deemed a very fevere blow to the rebels ; both the regu- 

 lars and the rangers, indeed, behaved with unprecedented 

 intrepidity and courage. Captain Myland's gallant con- 

 du(5l was moft highly acknowledged; while Lieutenant 

 Freidrecy was prefented by the Surinam Society with a 

 beautiful fabre, a fufee, and a brace of piftols, mounted 

 in filver, and ornamented with emblems expreffive of his 

 merit; befides which, he obtained the rank of captain. 

 It muft be confefled, that on this occafion the whole de- 

 tachment, white and black, without exception, juftly 

 met with the fulleft marks of approbation for their 

 fpirited behaviour. — In this ftate were the public affairs 

 of Surinam; when, in 1773, our fleet dropped anchor 

 before the town of Paramaribo. 



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