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CHAP, fortitude, and leaving them furrounded by every care 

 XXIX. r^y^^ attention departed, and bid God bless them I ! ! 



The boat ftill delaying a few moments, I now ftepped up 

 to poor Fourgeoud, furrounded by my friends, and grafp- 

 ing his veteran hand, I could not, for my foul, but for- 

 give him all the hardfliips he had ever occalioned me.— • 

 He was affe£ied, — This was a debt he owed me. — I 

 wilhed him every good, and finally rowed down the 

 river Surinam. 



At this time the fiiips were riding off Bram's Point, 

 where Mr. Texier, the deputy governor, came on board 

 to wifh us a profperous voyage ; and, after dinner, under 

 a falute of feven guns, together with Captains Small and 

 Fredericy, who had accompanied me hither, he returned 

 back to Paramaribo. 



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