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i from month to month. 



On the 17th, the detachment returned from La Rochelle, 

 where the troops of the Society were all fick. 



Colonel Fourgeoud now treated me with the greateft 

 politenefs. And at his earneft requeft I prefented him, 

 on the 20th, with various drawings, reprefenting himfelf 

 and his troops flruggling with the hardfhips annexed to 

 the fervice they were fent on; and which drawings he 

 told me were intended to fhew the Prince of Orange and 

 the States a fpecimen of what he and his marines did 

 undergo in the forefts of Guiana. 



He now gave me leave, for fourteen days, to go to 

 town to wifh Mr. Kennedy a profperous voyage to Eu- 

 rope. Availing myfelf therefore of his good humour, 

 I left Magdenberg within one hour, and made fuch dif- 

 patch that I came to Paramaribo on the 22d, where I 

 found my friends and little family all well, at the houfe 

 of Mr. de la Mare, to which they were immediately fent 

 from that of Mr. Lolkens, who had, during my laft ab« 

 fence, entertained them, and treated them with the great- 

 eft attention and hofpitality. 



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