Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam: In Guiana on the Wild Coast of South America, from the Years 1772 to 1777 ...University of Massachusetts Press, 1972 - 480 pages |
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Page 181
... Soon after I arrived safe at Fauconberg , and found my dearest friend much better . But on the 26th , in the morning , mistaking the day - light for moon - shine , I overslept myself , and knew not how to return to the Hope , as my ...
... Soon after I arrived safe at Fauconberg , and found my dearest friend much better . But on the 26th , in the morning , mistaking the day - light for moon - shine , I overslept myself , and knew not how to return to the Hope , as my ...
Page 282
... soon fell fast asleep ; but in less than two hours my faithful black boy Quaco roused me , in the midst of pitch darkness , crying , " Massera , massera ! boosee negro , boosee negro ! " - " Master , master ! the enemy , the enemy ...
... soon fell fast asleep ; but in less than two hours my faithful black boy Quaco roused me , in the midst of pitch darkness , crying , " Massera , massera ! boosee negro , boosee negro ! " - " Master , master ! the enemy , the enemy ...
Page 347
... soon to pay a visit to the river Comewina . But we soon experienced that no scene of perfect felicity can be lasting , for the dry season now suddenly setting in , disease and mortality once more began to rage among us , ten or twelve ...
... soon to pay a visit to the river Comewina . But we soon experienced that no scene of perfect felicity can be lasting , for the dry season now suddenly setting in , disease and mortality once more began to rage among us , ten or twelve ...
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amongst animal appearance arms arrived barge beautiful Berbice bird called camp canoe Captain cassava Chapter Charon Colonel Fourgeoud colour command Cormoetibo Creek Devil's Harwar Dutch enemy Europeans expence extremely feet fire fish forest fruit Governor Guiana hammocks hands head Hope hundred Indians inhabitants instantly Joanna kind La Rochelle leave Lolkens Madeira wine Magdenberg manner Marawina marched morning mouth mulatto musquitoes negro slaves negroes never night o'clock occasion officers orange colour ordered Oronoque Ouca Patamaca perfectly Pirica plantains plantation planters poor pounds sterling pounds weight present Quaco rangers rebel negroes received river Cottica river Surinam round rowed Savannah sent Seramica settlement ships shot sick situation slaves Society troops soldiers Somelsdyk species spot sugar tail thick town of Amsterdam town of Paramaribo tree vessels Wana Creek whole woods wound Zelandia