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Colonel Fourgeoud marches to the Wana Creek — Harajfes 

 the Enemy — Account of the Manicole 'free^ with its va^ 

 rious Ufes^March to the Mouth of Cormoetibo River-^ 

 Some Rebels taken — Shocking T reatment of a wounded 

 captive Negro, 



ON the 25th of 06lober, being ready to proceed 

 upon my fecond campaign, I repaired to the 

 water-fide at fix o'clock in the evening ; where, in (lead 

 of a tent boat, I found a greafy yawl, with a few drunken 

 Dutch failors, to row me to an eftate in the river Come- 

 wina, whence they were going to bring their captain 

 back to Paramaribo, and from which place I might, if I 

 pleafed, beg the reft of my paflage upwards, or manage 

 for myfelf in the beft manner I was able. I had already 

 one foot in the boat, when, refledling that I was going 

 voluntarily on a hazardous expedition, without orders, 

 and only from a defire to ferve an ungrateful people, I 

 repented, and ftepped back upon the ftiore, where, pofi- 

 tively declaring I would not move in their defence till I 

 fhould be decently tranfported, ftiould the whole colony 

 be on fire, I was feconded by all the Englifh and Ame- 

 ricans in the town, and a general tumult took place. 

 The Dutch exclaimed againft: the expence of a tent- 

 boat 



