EXPEDITION TO SURINAM, 



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C H A P. XX. 



A Rebel Negro defcribed— Bu/b -fghting Sentimental 

 Exprejfions of the African Blacks — The Town of 

 Gado-Saby taken by Colonel Fourgeoud — Superjlition — 

 Wonderful Expedients — Great General/hip in the 

 Enemy, 



ON the 15th of Aiiguft 1775, the rebels, fluflied with chap. 

 their late victory over Captain Meyland and his 

 party, whether with a defign to brave Fourgeoud, or to 

 intimidate his troops, being well apprifed by their fpies 

 that he was at Barbacoeba, had the affiirance to fet fire to 

 all the huts in two different camps which had been left 

 ftanding by his patroles, while they continued Ih outing 

 and hallooing the whole night within our hearing ; but 

 this only proved an incentive to a6lion, and enraged our 

 veteran commander fo much, that he now declared he 

 would have ample revenge at all hazards. During this 

 night a large tiger alfo alarmed the camp, but did no da- 

 mage of any kind. 



An hour before day - break next morning, Colonel 

 Fourgeoud, with his troops, were ready to march, and 

 immediately entered the woods. They now amounted 

 exacliy to two hundred Europeans fit for fervice, the reft 



being 



