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than any apprehension of immediate danger, I deter- 

 mined to put to sea at all events. 



Our friends, the natives, attended us till we were 

 almost out of the sound, some on board the ships, 

 and others in their canoes. One of their chiefs who 

 had some time before attached himself to me, was 

 amongst the last who left us. Having, before he 

 went, bestowed upon him a small present, I received 

 in return a beaver skin of much greater value. This 

 called upon me to make some addition to my present, 

 which pleased him so much, that he insisted upon my 

 acceptance of the beaver skin cloak which he then 

 wore, and of which I knew he was particularly fond. 

 Struck with this instance of generosity, and desir- 

 ous that he should be no sufferer by his friendship 

 to me, I presented to him a new broad-sword with 

 a brass hilt, the possession of which made him 

 completely happy. He, and also many others of 

 his countrymen, importuned us much to pay them 

 another visit, and, by way of encouragement, pro- 

 mised to lay in a good stock of skins. I make no 

 doubt, that whoever comes after me to this place, 

 will find the natives prepared accordingly, with no 

 inconsiderably supply of an article of trade, which 

 they could observe we were eager to possess, and 

 which we found could be purchased to great ad- 

 vantage. 



Such particulars about the country and its inhabit- 

 ants as came to our knowledge during our short stay, 

 and have not been mentioned in the course of the 

 narrative, will furnish materials for the two following 

 chapters. 



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