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CHAP. The whole corps being ordered, a*: feven o'clock on the 

 morning of the 27th, to wait on Colonel Fonrgeoud at the 

 head quarters, I tore myfelf away from all that was dear 

 to me in this world without difturbing them, in order to 

 prevent the tender fcene of parting. He then condu6led us 

 to the water-fide, where the boats lay in waiting ; and we 

 w^ere immediately embarked^, under a general falute, and 

 colours flying, from the fortrefs and the veflels in the roads.,. 

 The whole corps now having dined on board the ftafF-fhip 

 with Lieutenant Colonel de Borgnes, Colonel Fourgeoud 

 politely invited me to accompany him back to town till 

 next morning ; but which, with a broken heart, I thought 

 belt to decline. He then took his final leave, and williing 

 lis all a fafe and profperous voyage to Europe, he returned, 

 under a falute of nine guns and three cheers, with Cap- 

 tain Van Geurike, his adjutant, back to Paramaribo. 



On the 29th of March, at midnight, the fignal-gun being 

 fired, the tw^o fhips got under way, and dropped down till, 

 before the fortrefs New Amfherdam, where they once 

 more came to an anchor. 



Here my friends Gordon and Gourlay, the guardians 

 of my boy, after the convivial Colonel Seyburg (for fuch 

 he certainly was) had entertained them on board his vefl^el, 

 the B.olIandia^ affectionately coming to vifit me, they did no 

 lefs tlian actually prevailon me to accompany them back[to 

 Paramaribo. My foul could not refill this fecond invita- 

 tion of once more beholding what was fo dear to me. — - 

 1 went, and, mufi: I fay it ?— found Joanna, who had dif- 

 1 played. 



