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be able to converfe; when he declared to me, that he 

 committed this violent adtion with his own hand. The 

 fufpe6led officer and fentinel were, therefore, inflantly 

 acquitted. I afked him by what reafon he had been 

 incited to filicide ? and he anfwered — " None." 



I have," faid he, as good a mafter and miftrefs as I 

 could wifh, and a family of my own that I much love : 

 I had flept found during the whole night till about 

 four o'clock in the morning, when awaking I took my 

 *^ knife to pick my teeth with it, and inftantaneoufly cut 

 my throat without knowing why ; but the moment 

 after repented of what I had done. I then rofe from my 

 hammock and got into the canoe to wafli myfelf, and 

 " try to bind up the wound, but {looping over the fide 

 " and bleeding very faft, I turned faint and fell into the 

 river. I was now no more able to get on board, or to 

 cry for afliftance. However, by ftruggling, I made Ihift 

 " to get on fliore, where I fell down and lay helplefs, till I 

 " was picked up by a boat going to Magdenberg ; during 

 " all which time of nine days I had my perfe6t fenfes, 

 and faw a tamanoir or ant-bear come to fmell the pu- 

 " trid blood about my neck, who, on feeing me move, 

 retired into the foreft." 



I gave the poor man fome Bofton bifcuits which I had 

 got from Paramaribo, a large calibafh with barley to 

 make him fome foup, and alfo fome wine. This negro 

 appeared to be about lixty years of age. 



J, now to my forrov/ received a letter from Mr. Ken- 

 3 _ nedy, 



