EXPEDITION TO SURINAM. 



Mr. Lolkens his generous protection for her, and that 

 flie might at leaft for fome time be feparated from the 

 other flaves, and continue at Paramaribo ; and in this re- 

 queft his humanity was induced to indulge me. 



On the 30th the news arrived, that the rangers^ hav- 

 ing difcovered a rebel village, had attacked it, and car- 

 ried off three prifoners, leaving four others dead upon 

 the fpot, whofe right hands, chopped off and barbecued 

 or fmoke-dried, they had fent to the governor of Para- 

 maribo as a proof of their valour and fidelity. 



On receiving this intelligence, Colonel Fourgeoud im- 

 mediately left the river Surinam, where he ftill was, and 

 on the firft of May returned to town, in expectation of 

 his regiment being employed on adtual fervice, but there 

 the bufinefs ended ; and we ftill, to our utter aftonifli- 

 ment,-were allowed to linger away our time, each agree- 

 ably to his own peculiar fancy. On the 4th of May, the 

 rangers however were reviewed in the Fort Zelandia, at 

 which ceremony T was prefent, and muft confefs that 

 this corps of black foldiers had a truly manly appear- 

 ance : warriors whofe determined and open afpeCl could 

 not but give me the fatisfaction of a foldier in beholding 

 them. They here once more received the thanks of the 

 governor for their manly behaviour and faithful con- 

 duct, particularly at the taking of Boucon ; befides which, 

 they were entertained with a rural feaft, at the public 

 expence, at Paramaribo, to v/hich were alfo invited their 

 families ; and at which feait feveral refpedtable people of 

 both fexes made their appearance with pleafure, to wit- 

 nefs the happinefs of their fable friends, the day being 

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