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CHAP. XXIII. 



Secoyui march lo Gado-Saby— Account of a living Skeleton 

 —Beautiful Landfcapes^l'he Commander in Chief falls 

 fick, and leaves the Camp — Some Rebels taken— iJijC'Mrfe 

 on the Exijlence of Mermaids— Heavy Rains— D if cafe-^ 

 Fa 7nin e — M fery, 



C H«A P. the 9th of Odlober, 1775, Colonel Foiirgeoud 



XXIII. \^ broke up the encampment at the Wana Creek to 

 join us at Jerufalem, having fent down the half of his 

 party fick in barges; and their number being greatly 

 augmented by the invalids from this place, they v^'ere all 

 together tranfported to receive the coup-de-grace in the 

 hofpital at Devil's Harwar. The rangers alfo took their 

 leave, and marched, with Mr. Vinfack their condu6tor, 

 to guard the Pirica River. 



Fourgeoud, during his laft cruize, had difcovered a 

 hundred empty houfes, and feen fome flraggling rebels, 

 but he had taken none. He had alfo found a fcalp fixed 

 to the branch of a tree, v^hich we juftly conjedlured to 

 be the remains of the unfortunate Schmidt, who was 

 loft*. 



On the 13th my black boy, Quaco, being perfe6tly re- 



* This was the more furprifing, as we were at peace with all the Indians^ and 

 fcalping was never praiStifad by the negrees. 



covered. 



