NARRATIVE OF AN 



G H A P. XI. 



'Itbe froops march back to the Wana Creek — ^The Rebels pafs 

 near the Camp — Purjued without Succefs — Great Dijirefs 

 for Want of JVater —Mineral Mountains — Uroops 

 arrive at La Rocbelle^ in Patamaca, 



N the 3'oth of November, 1773, the Whole of the 



^ troops broke up together, and leaving Jerufalem, 

 we once more marched back to the Wana Greek, but did 

 not keep exadtly the track that had brought us thither : 

 Golonel Fourgeoud, however, revoking his former or- 

 ders, now allowed his remaining party to fling their 

 hammocks under cover, of which indeed he, at this crifis, 

 condefcended to fet them the example ; thus were we at 

 leafl: more comfortably lodged, but, I am forry to add, 

 not more comfortably vi(5lualled, while the old gentleman 

 himfelf wanted for nothing that was good. 



We continued our march for three days fucceflively, 

 with good weather; but I was every night awaked out of 

 my found fleep by a fentinel, who was fent by the colonel's 

 orders to difturb me, with a charge of having whiflled 

 or fpoke. 



On the 3d we arrived once more at the Wana Creek. 

 Here, after a fatiguing march, I flattered myfelf with the 

 hope of recruiting my exhaufted fl:rength and fpirits by 

 a quiet night's reft ; but was once more awoken, though 



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