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On the i8th Colonel Fourgeoud's remaining troops chap. 

 at laft came down from the encampments at Cafleepore 

 Creek, and every preparation was made for our departure. 

 At the fame time, the extacy of the few furviving ma- 

 rines at their quitting this country was fo great, having 

 now alfo received part of their clearance, that fuch intem- 

 perance, riot, and diforder enfued as produced the mod 

 formidable quarrels between them and the troops of the 

 Society, till, fome being wounded and fome being flogged, 

 peace was finally, though with difficulty, re-eftablifhed. 



This fame day a poor failor, while I was on board, was 

 drowned in my prefence, who fell from the gunwale into 

 the river, with the fheet anchor, which had been neg- 

 lecSled to be laflied to the ringbolts. I inftantly leaped into 

 a boat to try to fave him, but could only get his hat ; the 

 man went to the bottom, and never more was feen. 



The day of our departure now approached faft, and I 

 gave up my houfe ; when, at Mrs. Godefroy's preffing in- 

 vitation, I fpent the few remaining moments in that 

 which fhe had prepared for tlie reception of Joanna and 

 her boy, in her beautiful garden, charmingly fituated 

 under the lhade of tamarind and orange trees ; which 

 houfe fhe alfo had neatly furnifhed with every accommo- 

 dation that could be defired, befides allowing Joanna a 

 negro woman and a girl to attend on her for life. Thus 

 . fituated, how bleft fiiould I have been in this fpot to 

 end my days! — But fate ordained it otherwife. 



And finally, if any emancipated flavc, in thai cafe one quarter of the property 

 male or female, dies in the colony, and alfo goes to his former owners, either 

 kaves behiad any poffeffions whatever, male or ftmale. 



