S6« NARRATIVE OF AN 



CHAP, perches on the higheft branches) by its note repeating 

 ^ J diftindly the word banaquaw, banaquaw, at the approach 

 of any perfon in the foreft ; which has alfo occafioned the 

 name of foreman, and which lignifies, in the negro lan- 

 guage of Surinam, a tale-bearer or a fpy; on this ac- 

 count the rebels in particular have an invincible hatred 

 againft it. 



The grafs-fnipe is fomething lefs than a woodcock, of a 

 beautiful lilver-grey colour, and in lliape much like the 

 fnipes of Europe. This bird is moftly found in the 

 wet favannahs ; it is very plump, and exquilitely deli- 

 cate food. 



On the nth the eftate RecSlwyk in Pirica was attacked^ 

 but the enemy was beaten back by the military. 



Colonel Fourgeoud being now again arrived at Mag- 

 denberg, and I at laft, being perfectly recovered, after 

 feven months illnefs, I ventured to propofe, by another 

 letter to the commander, that I might accompany him 

 on his future excurfions in the woods, or go for fome 

 time to Paramaribo; but neither the one or the other 

 requeft was yet f^ranted. In this lituation 1 wrote a letter 

 to town, to inform my poor friend that I was well, with 

 which I went to the river lide to look out for a boat, 

 and towards noon hailed the tent-barge belonging to 

 Fauconberg, which was rowing with the overfeer to 

 Paramaribo. This was, unfortunately, a new fuperin- 

 tendant; and not knowing me, he refufed to come afhore 

 for the melTage. However, feeing the negroes reft upon 



their 



