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alfo began to make its appearance ; and to add to our CHAP, 

 diftrefs, we had neither furgeon, medicines, nor fo much 

 as a light, and very little bread left. I was moved with 

 the fituation of the troops, and again diftributed all my 

 bifcuits, lemons, oranges, fugar, wine, ducks and fowls,, 

 amongft the unhappy fufFerers, with a few fpermaceti 

 candles. 



On the 2jd I fent up to the hofpital at Magdenberg two 

 fick ofEcers, Orleigh and Francen, with all the privates 

 that could bear to be tranfported ; and, at the fame time, 

 I repeated my humble entreaties to be foon relieved 

 from fo very difagreeablfe a fituation (for the confine- 

 ment to which there was not the leaft necefiity), and 

 rcquefl:ed to be one of the party to march againft the 

 rebels, but to no purpofe ; while the accounts came from 

 below that a frelh neft of negroes were difcovered, even 

 clofe to Paramaribo, and the news came from above that 

 the troops there were daily dying away ; amongft others, 

 on the 22d, expired a Captain Seyburg, brother to the 

 Colonel. This was actually the third captain who died 

 within the fpace of one month. 



On the 26th two fine young officers arrived, unfit for 

 fervice by ruptures, occafioned by the flippery ftate of the 

 ground in the rainy feafon. 



This evening one of our marines named Spanknevel, 

 was miffing, and was not fovmd till the 29th, when he 

 was difcovered fufpended by a nebee to the branch of a 

 tree Not one of his comrades would cut him down, he 



having 



