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 had earned at the expence of their blood and fweat, while c H A P, 



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this miferable neceffity might have been eafily prevented ' ^ 



by only fupplying them with what was their due. A 

 private marine, of the name of Senty at this time, fwore, 

 in the heat of his refentment, that he would certainly 

 flioot Fourgeoud, whenever he had an opportunity; 

 which being overheard, upon condition of repentance, 

 I bribed the evidence not to inform againfl him, and fo 

 literally faved this poor rafh fellow from dying 011 the 

 gallows. 



Fortunately, all the world did not poffefs this chief- 

 tain's infenfibility, for this day the good Mrs. Godefroy 

 once more fent up a flat-bottomed barge, with a fat ox, 

 oranges, and plantains for the private foldiers, which 

 was accordingly diftributed amongft them. The fame 

 evening a fmall fupply of proviiions alfo arrived for me, 

 from Joanna, with a few bottles of port wine; and though 

 part was ftolen, and part was damaged by the way, it 

 made me very happy, and I gave nothing to Fourgeoud. 



When we fpeak of provifions in the woods, we only 

 mean fugar, tea, coffee, Bofton bifcuit, cheefe, rum, 

 ham, or a keg of faufages, fince little elfe can be carried 

 through the foreil by a fingle flave, and we were now 

 allowed no more. Shirts, fhoes, and ftockings were alfo 

 ufually accounted among the necefTaries, but the lafl two 

 articles I did not ufe, being accuftomed to walk bare- 

 footed, which I had now pra6tifed for more than two 

 years, and with great advantage to my limbs, when I 



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