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CHAP, dams, and laid our whole poft under water, except the 

 fpot where I had pitched my cabin, which remained 

 dry^ but unfortunately by this accident the officers and 

 men were up to the knees in water. My worthy friend 

 Mr. Henema7i^ the volunteer, arrived at this time from 

 Colonel Fourgeoud's camp at Wana Creek, with a barge 

 full of men and ammunition ; he was now entered a lieu- 

 tenant in my company: he informed us, that the re- 

 maining troops were marching for Magdenberg in Upper 

 Comewina, there to go into quarters. This poor young- 

 man was much emaciated with mifery and fatigue, I 

 therefore introduced him at his firft landing to the care 

 of Joanna, who was a mod incomparable nurfe, and 

 under whofe care he felt himfelf extremely happy. 



On the 14th, Colonel Fourgeoud with his troops being 

 arrived at Magdenberg, the officers and privates of the 

 Society, and the rangers to the amount of near two hun- 

 dred men, were fent down in barges to be ftationed on 

 different parts of the river Pirica. Some landed at the 

 Hope to refrefli, and behaved fo very difurderly, as to ob- 

 lige me and my officers to knock them down by half do- 

 zens, to keep the peace till they departed the fame day, 

 after which I difpatched a tent-boat and eight oars to 

 row the commander in chief with fome of his favourites 

 to Paramaribo, from which place he at laft permitted the 

 much-injured Count Rantwick to fail for Holland. 



On the 16th, the greateft part of the flieep belonging 

 to this eftate were unfortunately poifoned by eating 

 duncane^ but mine, amonglt fome others, luckily efcaped. 

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