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XXVIII. 



CHAP. XXVIII. 



"The Rebels fly for Trote&ion to Cayenne — Third March ic 

 Gado-Saby — A fecond Re^inf or cement of Troops arrive 

 from Holland — Shipwreck of the Tranfport Paramariba 

 — March to Rio Cojnezvina — Difmal Pi&ure of Dijirefi 

 and of Mortality — The Peace of the Colony reflored. 



CHAP. loth of Novembers in company with feverat 



^^-^ other gentlemen, I now once more fet cut in a tent 

 barge for the encampment at the Caffeepore Creek ; and 

 this day the whole colony was full of fmokcy the woods hav- 

 ing taken fire near the feafide by fome unknown accident. 

 On our paffage we met Colonel Texier, who came from the 

 poft Vredenburghy at the Marawina, with a detachment j 

 and affdred us, that fince the blow we gave to the rebels at 

 Gado-Saby^ they were moftly fled to the other fide of that 

 great river, where they found refuge amongft the French 

 who were fettled in Cayenne ; he had, however, taken a 

 woman, and lieutenant Keen took two men, and killed 

 two more, while the two new black volunteer companies 

 fupported the honour of their colours, which they had 

 received with fo much ceremony from the governor, by 

 occaiionally bringing in captives from the fea fliore be- 

 hind Paramaribo, in which they were affifted by the In- 

 dians,, who had voluntarily fought and defeated the enemy 



there^ 



