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vifit her myfelf, but as privately as poiTible, as Four- CHA'P. 

 geoud was to vifit me at the Hope the next day; for his ^ J^^^^^^ 

 fatirical jokes upon fuch an occaiion I could very v/ell 

 difpenfe with; and I knew the nioft Iaa.la!)le motives 

 were no protection againft the ungovernable falUes of his 

 temper. 



However difficult the undertaking, as I had to pafs clofe - 

 to his poft, I like another Leander was determined to crofs 

 the Hellefpont; of which having informed my friend 

 Heneman, I fet out about eleven at night in my own 

 barge, when coming oppofite New Rofenback, I heard 

 Fourgeoud's voice very diftindlly, as he walked on the 

 beach with fome other officers, and immediately the 

 boat was hailed by a fentinel, and ordered to come 

 alhore. I now thought all was over; but, perfifting 

 to the lail, I told the negroes to anfwer Killejlyn Nova, 

 the name of an adjoining plantation, and thus got leave 

 to proceed unmolefted. Soon after I arrived fafe at Fau- 

 conberg, and found my deareft friend much better. 



But on the 26th, in the morning, miftaking the day- 

 light for moon-ihine, I overllept myfelf, and knew not 

 how to return to the Hope, as my barge and negroes 

 could now not pafs without being well known to the Co- 

 lonel. Delay was ufelels ; f ) out I fet, trufting entirely to 

 the ingenuity of my Haves, who put me allrore juft be- 

 fore we came in fight of the head-quarters ; when one 

 of them efcorted me through the w oods, and I arrived 



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