EXPEDITION TO S U R LN A M, 



fome, that he got his brains knocked out by the neigh- 

 bours within a fortnight after he was in my poffeffion. 



About this period feveral American families arrived at 

 Paramaribo, on account of the war which broke out be- 

 tween the mother country and her colonies. For many 

 of thefe I felt very much ; and muft ever declare, that no 

 people could have a better heart or greater friendfliip for 

 a Britiili individual than they had for me, which they 

 fliewed on many different occafions. 



On the 3d of Auguft, Mr. de Graav being arrived in 

 town, having finally fettled affairs v/ith Mr. Lolkens, the 

 late adminiflrator of Fauconberg, I now thought proper 

 to take the firfl opportunity of fettling matters with him, 

 by propofing him to give me credit till I fliould have it 

 in my power to pay the money for which Joanna and, 

 my Johnny had been fold to me, and which I was deter- 

 mined to fave out of my pay, if I fliould exift on bread, 

 fait, and water : though even then this debt could not be 

 difcharged in lefs time than two or three years. Provi- 

 dence however interfered, and at this moment fent that 

 excellent woman, Mrs. Godefroy, to my affiftance : for no 

 fooner was flie acquainted with my difficult and anxious 

 fituation, than file fent for me to dine with her, when 

 file addreffed me in the follov/iiiir terms: 



"1 know, good Stedman, the prefent feelings of your 

 " heart, and the incapacity of an officer, from his income 

 " only, to accomplifii fuch a purpofe as the comple- 



tion of your wifiies. But know, that even in Surinam 



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