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geoud's marines, the Society regiment, and ray favourite CHAP. 



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rangers, who wanted no Ipnr, and now -could hardly be -,- 'j 

 reftrained till the others Vv'ere prepared. Thefe troops 

 were to be affembled at a certain place of rendezvous, 

 while alfo a detachment marched to La Rochelle to give 

 information. In confequence of thefe orders all was ac- 

 tivity and vigour in the camp, in hopes that this decifive 

 ftroke would end the war, and their mifery together ; and 

 this, therefore, was the time to lead them on to a fpirited 

 attack ; but, for reafons beft known to himfelf, our com- 

 mander delayed his movement till the 20th of Auguft, 

 wiiich was above two months. 



In the mean time the difagreeable news arrived, that 

 Captain Brant was almoft dead with a violent illnefs at the 

 Hope, which was at prefent the place where a number of 

 the troops were quartered, though no better than a peft- 

 houfe, by the inundations ; and for the command at this 

 place (as being one of his favourites) Fourgeoud nov/ 

 fingled me out : declaring, that I might thank my found ' 

 Gonftitution for bellowing on me this honour. From this 

 condu6l, I plainly difcovered that all his friendfliip was 

 entirely interefted; and I felt my refentment involuntarily 

 rekindled againft him, for thus fending me to an in- 

 glorious death, when he had fo fair an opportunity of 

 employing me honourably on actual fervice. 



On my arrival at the Hope, my orders were to fend 

 poor Captain Brant not down to Paramaribo, but to Mag- 

 denberg. This young man, however, fruftrated the ty- 

 rannical 



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