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there one, feels for the wrongs clone to a poor ill- 
treated slave, and shows that his heart grieves for 
him by causing immediate redress, and preventing 
a repetition. 
Long may ye flourish, peaceful and liberal inha¬ 
bitants of Demerara. Your doors are ever open to 
harbour the harbourless; your purses never shut to 
the wants of the distressed : many a ruined fugitive 
from Oroonoque will bless your kindness to him in 
the hour of need, when flying from the woes of civil 
discord, without food or raiment, he begged for 
shelter underneath your roof. The poor sufferer in 
Trinidad, who lost his all in the devouring flames, 
will remember your charity to his latest moments. 
The traveller as he leaves your port, casts a longing 
lingering look behind; your attentions, your hos¬ 
pitality, your pleasantry and mirth are uppermost in 
his thoughts; your prosperity is close to his heart. 
Let us now, gentle reader, retire from the busy 
scenes of man, and journey on towards the wilds in 
quest of the feathered tribe. 
Leave behind you your high-seasoned dishes, your 
wines, and your delicacies; carry nothing but what 
is necessary for your own comfort, and the object in 
view, and depend upon the skill of an Indian, or 
your own, for fish and game. A sheet, about 
twelve feet long, ten wide, painted, and with loop¬ 
holes on each side, will be of great service; in a few 
minutes you can suspend it betwixt two trees in the 
shape of a roof. Under this, in your hammock, 
you may defy the pelting shower, and sleep heedless 
SECOND 
JOUBNEV. 
Instruc¬ 
tions to 
future ad¬ 
venturers. 
