The news of the rencounter had been spread far and wide by the Indians, and
had already reached town. The General, Captains Macrai and Johnstone and
Doctor Dunkin proceeded to Vredestein. On examining Mr. Edmonstone's
wounds, four slugs were found to have entered the body: one was extracted,
the rest remained there till the year 1824, when another was cut out by a
professional gentleman of Port Glasgow. The other two still remain in the
body; and it is supposed that either one or both have touched a nerve, as
they cause almost continual pain. Mr. Edmonstone has commanded fifteen
different expeditions in the forest in quest of the Maroons. The Colonial
Government has requited his services by freeing his property from all taxes
and presenting him a handsome sword and a silver urn, bearing the following
inscription:
Presented to CHARLES EDMONSTONE, Esq., by the Governor
and Court of Policy of the Colony of Demerara, as a token of
their esteem and the deep sense they entertain of the very great
activity and spirit manifested by him, on various occasions, in
his successful exertions for the internal security of the Colony.
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