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fe6lly well, after having both been blind for above three CHAP. 



XXIV. 



weeks ; with whom being now invited to lodge, at the y_ ^ ' > 

 houfe of my friend Mr. De Graaf, I was completely 

 happy. 



The following day I dined with Colonel Fourgeoud, 

 who now alfo was as found as ever, and who gave me a 

 very indifferent meal of fait provifions *, but an uncom- 

 monly hearty welcome. He acquainted me that two new 

 companies of free mulattoes, and two of free negroes, all 

 volunteers, had juft been raifed ; that the Serameca and 

 Owca negroes encouraged and favoured the rebels, and 

 were deceitful rafcals; that a few rebels had been killed in 

 the Caffiwinica Creek ; and that he was in hopes of root- 

 ing out Fijfy Hollo ; that Bonny, with his people, were 

 almoft flarving in the foreft, notwithftanding their late 

 depredations, which could not laft much longer; and that 

 he was fully determined, if he fliould lofe his laft man, 

 to make this rebel furrender, or harafs him till he and 

 his gang, through hunger and diftrefs, Ihould be obliged 

 to quit the colony. I learned further from him, that a 

 Frenchman had juft efcaped hanging for betraying the 

 ftate of the fortifications, &c. to the governor of Cay- 

 enne ; that he had pardoned Captain Tulling for his 

 clandeftine marriage; and that Lieutenant Colonel de 

 Borgnes was juft entered into matrimony with a rich wi* 

 dow, a Mrs. Crawford. 



* This he abfolutely held as the beft regimen for health, notwithftanding he 

 jhad brought three .cooks from Europe, 



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