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death were fomewhat remarkable, I cannot refift the chap. 

 temptation of relating them. Flaving involved himfelf XXVII. 

 in debt, he turned to ready money his remaining efFe6ts, 

 and fled from Surinam : next fetting up in the Spanilli 

 contraband trade, his all was taken. Deprived of every 

 thing, he now applied for prote6lion to a friend at De- 

 merary, who humanely gave him flielter : at this time 

 an abfcefs gathering in his flioulder, every affiflance was 

 offered, but in vain, Mr. Deflrades refufing to let it be 

 even examined ; his flioulder therefore grew worfe, and 

 even dangerous, but he perfifted in not permitting it to 

 be uncovered; till one day, having dreifed himfelf in his 

 beft: apparel, the family was alarmed by the report of 

 fire-arms, when they found him weltering in his blood, 

 with a piftol by his lide; and then, to their furprize, hav- 

 ing ftripped him, the m.ark of F. for voleiir, or thief, was 

 difcovered on the very fhoulder he had attempted to con- 

 ceal. — Thus ended the life of this poor wretch, who had 

 for years at Paramaribo fupported the characfter of a 

 polite and well-bred gentleman, where he had indeed 

 been univerfally refpedted. 



Dinner being over at the Governor's indigo-plantation^ 

 I now departed in his excellency's coach to the water- 

 fide, where a tent-barge and eight oars lay in waiting to 

 row me down to the eftate Catwyk, in the River Come- 

 wina, whither I was invited by Mr. Goetzee, a Dutch 

 naval officer, who was the proprietor of this beautiful 

 country-feat. In this charming fituation, no amufemcnts 



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