EtPEDITlON TO SURINAM 



ingly deftru6live to the plantations, committing great 

 ravages amongft the poultry, &.c. 



But I muft once more return to the operations of our 

 commander in chief, who having refted a few days at 

 Magdenberg, again marched, on Ghriftmas-day, with 

 the remaining handful of his men, to the Jew Savan- 

 nah, whence he returned (having feen nothing) back 

 to Magdenberg, with the new title of being himfelf 

 the wandering Jew. This did not prevent me and 

 Major Medlar from renewing our folicitations to ac- 

 company him in his expeditions; but we were ftill pre- 

 vented by his going to town, where about this time a 

 frefli fupply of troops was hourly expelled to arrive from 

 Europe. At laft, however, he gave me leave to follow 

 him, with fome other officers who were adtually in want, 

 at a time when fifteen hogflieads of fine claret, and fifteen 

 thoufand florins in fpecie, were waiting his commands 

 at Paramaribo. 



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