EXPEDITION TO SURINAM, 



gree of indignation at what I confidered as unhandfome 

 behaviour ; but the moil extraordinary circumftance was, 

 that this difguft between Seyburg and myfelf feemed to 

 gain me the favour of old Fourgeoud, almoft as much as 

 if I had deftroyed half the rebel negroes in the colony. — 

 During all this time ftrong patroles cruized between 

 Magdenberg, La Rochelle, and the Jew Savannah; and 

 on the 17th, the commander in chief marched to Pata- 

 maca with nearly the half of his troops, leaving me the 

 command of thofe that remained on the mountain, for I 

 was not able to accompany him, having by this time a 

 dangerous mortification in my ancle. 



As I had now the profpedl of remaining fome time at 

 Magdenberg, I difpatched Quaco to Paramaribo for pro- 

 vifions, and orders to buy me a live goat. 



Whatever may be thought of Fourgeoud's manoeuvres, 

 in not being able to bring the rebels to a pitched battle, 

 it is very certain that he exerted himfelf and his troops 

 to the utmoft ; and that by his conftantly traverfing the 

 upper parts of the rivers, and fcouring the ilvirts of the 

 colony, he prevented many depredations on the eftates, 

 which was undoubtedly a very eiFential fervice to the 

 inhabitants, though at a dreadful expence of blood and 

 money. 



Being now the commander in chief at this poft, the two 

 negroes I have formerly mentioned hunting and fifliing 

 for me, brought me almoft every day one or two pingoSy 

 which are the wild boars formerly mentioned, be fides a 



Vol. IL F 2 fiHi 



