3o N A R R A T I V E O F j AN
CH A R biit totally independent of each other, could not but
make our flay
all the officers itr our regiment» as well-as thofe of the
Society Corps ; the confequence oh which-was, that haying
refided but a few weeks in;the polony* .it was thojugbt
proper by the governor to acquaint Colonel Fourgooud,
that, «as the rebel negroes feemed nq further difpofed
« .to .difturb the tranquillity of the Settlement, its own
« troops, and the corps of black rangers, were deemed
« fufficient for its defence; in confequence. of which,
« Colqnel Fqurgeoud, with his marines, no longer being
« ^wanted, was at liberty to return to Europe whenever he
« thought proper.” j
Various were the feelings of pleasure and reluctance
with which our gentlemen received, this news-?* preparations
were, however, made for our departure,; but in a few
days thefe were again fufpended by the inhabitants,'who
clamorously infilled on our Raying; when the wooding
and watering the veffels was provisionally Rop^ed^ hut
the fhips Rill kept in commiffion on fpeculation. ’ It was
during this interval of leifure and uncertainty that I fe-
rioufly thought of employing myfelf in writing a: ffiort
hiflory of the colony, and of drawing fuch objects as I
thought moR fuitable to compleat my little plan., In
thefe defigns, hefides confulting the beR authors on the
fubjeft,' I had the honpur to be materially affiiled by his
excellency the governor, who not only favoured me with:
feveral manufcripts, but daily furniffied me with fuch a
fucceffion