c h a p , gracioufly accepted. They reprefented the free Indian«
xxx. Gf Guiana, and negro (laves of Surinam, engaged in dif-
* ^ * ferent occupations, on an ifland, fupported by a cryftal
mirror, and ornamented with gold.
I now alfo, with bis own canfent, made a prefent of
my faithful black boy, Quaco, to the Countefs o f Refers
dual, to whofe family 1 was under very great obligations,*,
and who fince, on account of hisihonefty and fober c o if
dudf, not only chriflened him, by the name of Stedmant
at my defire, but promoted him to be their butler, with,
a promife to take care o f him as long as he lived * which
was particularly grateful to me, being fueh advantages
as I eouM never have procured for him myfelf.
Here I cannot omit an. anecdote o f attachment in this
boy t—Having fet out by royfelf on a Ihort journey,, I
found a crown-piece mere than I expe&ed in my purfe,
and for which I was at a lofs to account; till on my return,
when I queftkmed Quaco, he faid, “ that fearing! might
« be fhort o f calh, where people feerped Jb fond of it, he
« had put his fiverftulling piece in my pocket.”— This
aftion was the more generous, not qnly in the manner it
waa done, but befog at that time, the only crown, poor
Quaco poffeffed in this world..
About the latter end of Odober, I was offered by the
diredors of the fettlement to be fent over as a lieutenant
governor to the colony of Berbice, Situated next to Surinam.
In confequence, I immediately went to Jmjlerdanh
to wait on them, and hear the propofals, in which they
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indeed offered me a higher falary,and greater advantages, c h a p .
than they had ever offered to any other gentleman in that ,__(— ,
fituatioh; but I infifted on having either the government
i f I furviVed, or a decent penfion after a certain
number ,6f yfears at my return; which being out of their
power, they faid, to grant, I. declined accepting of the
offer altogether, judging it more prudent to recover my
health and vigour in Europe with a Scottilh company.,
than to parch iray longer under the Torrid Zone, without
a profped of fettling at home with honour and a
competent fortune. Nor was it long before 1 perfedly
recovered, and became as flout and healthy as I had ever
been in all my life* a happinefs o f which not one among,
one hundred of my late (hip-mates could boaft.
Among others,- poor Colonel Focrgeoud did not
tong enjoy his good fortune; for he was (carccly arrived
in Holland, with the remaining few who flayed fome time
behind us, than his beloved ptifan having failed him, he
was one morning found dead in his bed, attended.only by
a negro, and buried with military honours at; the Hague-
Not long after this, expired alfo in Surinam Four*-
geoud’s mortal enemy, the Governor? o f the colony ^
which vacancy was moft worthily filled up by Colonel;
fexier, and fince by the deferving Mr. Wiobers * .
From this period nothing worth recording occurred
* This gentleman having alfo refigned,
t have the pleafure to acquaint my readers,
that in the year 1792, that gallant
officer, Mr. F- Fredericy (fo frequently
§
mentioned in this'narrative) and who had
fôme' time before re-entered into the for-
vice of the Society troops, was appointed1
Governor of- the colony of Surinam.
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