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forfook the fervice entirely. Thefe were the particulars CHAP. 



X 



of the march in both colamn?, from Crawaffibo in Come- '\. j 

 wma to the Wana Creek. 



Whilft I was now about noon refling in my hammock 

 very contentedly, I was accofted by my friend Lieutenant 

 Campbell^ who acquainted me, with tears in his eyes, 

 that the evening before Colonel Fourgeoud had given to 

 the officers of the Surinam Society, not only of that brave 

 and gallant corps the Scots brigade in the Dutch fervice, 

 but of the Britifh in general, the moft unmerited cha- 

 ra6ler that could be invented. I immediately ftarted 

 up; and having got Campbell's information confirmed, 

 went to Fourgeoud, and afked him in public the caufe 

 of this unmanly flander. He replied with a ftare, that 

 bis obfervations only regarded my petticoat - trowfers, 

 which I wor^ for coolnefs and conveniency, as many Bri- 

 tifh feamen do, and which he had never feen on the 

 mountains of Switzerland. But as to the reft of what 

 was faid refpe(Sling us, he laid it totally to the charge of 

 Mr. Stoelmariy captain of the Cottica militia, who was ab- \ 

 fent. Thus I could only anfwer by denouncing, in the fe- 

 vereft terms, vengeance upon this affaffin of our reputa- 

 tion ; and after promifing to transform my Ihort trowfers 

 into long ones, we coolly feparated. 



An hour however after this, I received a fudden order 

 to crofs the Gormoetibo River, and be henceforth under 

 the command of Major Rugbcop^ who was with his party 



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