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CHAP, which he had juft killed; it was about four feet long, 

 XXV. ^^^^ j^Q^ thicker than the barrel of a mulket ; when per- 

 ceiving a knob near its middle, larger than my fift, I had 

 the curio fiity to cut it open, and an enormous frog made 

 its appearance, perfectly alive and entire, a fmall fpot on 

 the back of its head and neck excepted, which was blue 

 and flimy, as if beginning to putrify. For the fake of 

 experiment, I faftened him with a firing to his foot upon 

 a grafs-plat near the river for three days ; when finding 

 the poor animal hearty and well, I gave him his liberty^ 

 with a caution to keep a better look-out for the future. 

 . On the 28th I paid a vilit to 1'bomas Palmer, Efq. late 

 King's counfellor at Maffachufett's Bay, upon his eilate 

 called Fairfield, Here both the mafter and his flaves were 

 perfectly happy and contented, chiefly owing to Mr. 

 Palmer's juft and equitable adminiftration to all around 

 Jiim ; and fuch were the confequences of his wife govern- 

 ment, that few plantations in the V/eft Indies could boaft 

 of greater profperity, either in point of produce or popula- 

 tion ; while the courtefy and hofpitality of the gentleman- 

 like proprietor to ftrangers, completed his happy charac- 

 ter, which fhone confpicuoufly throughout the colony. 



Upon my return to the Hope I received a letter from 

 the commander in chief, informing me that Mr. Vinfack 

 with his rangers had killed feveral rebels, and taken 

 eleven prifoners,; but that another party of the rangers 

 iiad been furprized by the enemy, and feveral of them 

 ihot dead while afleep in their hammocks* 



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