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them with hats, ftockings, Ihoes, &c. ; but he replied, 

 that Hannibal had loft his army at Capua by too much 

 indulgence. In fhort, he quoted not only Hannibal but 

 Horace for his example, according jto the advice given in 

 a certain pamphlet, 



I bit eo quo vis qui Zonam pei didit ; ' 



and appeared fully convinced, that no perfons will behave 

 fo defperately in action as thofe who are tired of their 

 lives. 



On the nth, the other party which had left Wana the 

 day before ourfelves, arrived, having, according to cuf- 

 tom, neither taken nor feen any thing. 



On the I2th, one of the rebels with his wife came to 

 La Rochelle, and furrendered themfelves voluntarily to 

 the commander in chief. This day Fourgeoud acquaint- 

 ed me now himfelf, that I was at liberty to go and refit at 

 Paramaribo when I thought proper. This propofal I 

 gladly accepted, and that moment prepared for my de- 

 parture, with fome other officers, leaving behind us him- 

 felf and a band of fuch fcare- crows as would have dif- 

 graced the garden or field of any farmer in England. 

 Among thefe was a Society captain, named Larchcr, v/ho 

 declared to me he never combed, waflied, fliaved, or 

 ihifted, or even put off his boots, till all was rotted from 

 l^is body. At laft arrived the happy hour, when, taking 

 leave of my tattered companions, I and five more, with a 



tent- 



