NARRATIVE OF AH 



CHAP. Immediately on my arrival I took the command of the 



whole river, and now was once more the Prince of 

 Comewina. I alfo built an elevated pulace^ in imitation 

 of Prince Bonnfs at Boofy-Cry, on twelve flrong ftakes; 

 which aerial habitation I found very neceflary, the whole 

 poft being almoft under water by the inundations, and by 

 negledl become a perfe6l mire-pool, while of my former 

 cottage not a veftige was to be feen. Here I found the 

 marines in perfe<5l mifery, being almoft naked, and hav- 

 ing fold their very flioes for a mouthful of frelh provi- 

 sions. Thefe grievances, however, by my labour and 

 interceffion with Colonel Fourgeoud, whofe favourite I 

 now became more and more, were fpeedily redrefled, 

 and the Hope, in a little time, appeared like a paradife, 

 when compared with its former flate. 



Shooting was now, as formerly, my favourite diverfion ; 

 and on the 4th I brought home a kind of plover, a couple 

 of red-breajis, and near a dozen grafs-fparroivs. 



The plover of Guiana is the lize of a pigeon, its co- 

 lour a dark-brown and white, with tranfverfe bars. The 

 wet favannahs are full of them, and they are delicate 

 eating. The red-breaft is a kind of large bull-finch, 

 with the upper part of its body a deep chefnut ; and all 

 the reft a blood-colour : this is reckoned as good as an 

 -ortolan, and abounds on all the plantations. The grafs- 

 fparrow, which I think is by fome called the anaca, is a 

 beautiful little creature, like a paroquet ; thefe birds are 

 pej[fe6tly green, with a white bill and red eyes. They do 

 7 much 



