EXPEDITION TO SURINAM. 



men, commanded by Lieutenant Count Randwyck, to 

 the river Pirica ; and in the evening, having entertained 

 fome felea friends in my houfe, I bade farewell to my 

 Joanna, to whofe care I left my all ; and herfelf to the 

 protection of her mother and aunt, with my directions 

 for putting her to fchool until my return : after which, 

 I at laft marched on board, with four fubalterns, two fer- 

 jeants, three corporals, and thirty-two men under my 

 command, to be divided into two barges, and bound for 

 the upper part of the river Cottica. — 



Now my Mulatto cail a mournful look, 

 Hung on my hand, and then dejeded ipokej 

 Her bofom labour'd with a boding figh. 

 And the big tear flood trembling in her eye, 



The above barges were all armed with fwivels, blun- 

 derbuffes, &c. and provided with allowance for one 

 month : their orders were (that which went to the Jews 

 Savannah excepted) to cruize up and down the upper 

 parts of the rivers, each barge having a pilot, and rowed 

 by negro flaves, ten of which were on board of each for 

 the purpofe, and which made my complement, including 

 my black boy Quaco, exactly lixty-five, thirty-five of 

 which embarked with myfelf. With this fhip's company 

 was I now Itowed in my hen-coop ; while on board of my 

 lieutenant's barge the crew confified of twenty-nine only, 

 and confequently were lefs cowd ed 



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