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path, which we knew by the marks cut upon the trees, CHAP, 



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as before explained. The evening being too far ad- ..^J. 

 vanced to attack the enemy, we once more encamped 

 a few miles from the fwamp in which Captain Meyland 

 and his party had been defeated. 



Having had a long march, and the men being much 

 fatigued, Colonel Fourgeoud allowed, during this night, 

 both huts and fires ; which furprized me greatly, being fo 

 near the rebels, though he had forbidden thefe comforts 

 when we were at a very confiderable diftance from them. 

 I however availed myfelf of his bounty, and having got 

 fome pigeon-peas from my ferjeant, which he had picked 

 up in the old caflava grounds, and laid hold of one of the 

 kettles, I invited him, and a captain of the black corps 

 called Hannibal^ to a fliare ; who having thrown their 

 falt-beef and rulk-bifcuit into the mefs with mine, and 

 ftirred it round with a bayonet, we made a very excellent 

 fupper, though in a fad dreary night and heavy rain. 



The pigeon or Angola peas grow on a fhrub about 

 eight or ten feet high ; five or fix of thefe peas are con- 

 tained in a pod ; they are flat like lentils, and of a 

 reddilh-brown colour : the negroes are extremely fond 

 of them, and cultivate them in their gardens without any 

 expence or much trouble. 



Hannibal now obferving that we fliould certainly fee 

 the enemy to-morrow, afked me if I knew in what man- 

 ner negro engaged againft negro ? Having anfwered in 

 the negative, he gave me the following relation, while 



VoL.Jl. Q fmoking 



