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to lay afide their fears and approach us; 

 which at length they were induced to do 

 by the figns of friendfliip we made them, 

 and by fhewing fome bale-goods, which 

 they accepted, and fuffered themfelves 

 to be conducted to the captain, who made 

 them, likewife, fome prefents. They 

 were ftrangely affefted with the novelty 

 thereof; but chiefly when fhewn the 

 looking-glafs, in which the beholder 

 could not conceive it to be his own face 

 that was reprefented, but that of fome 

 other behind it, which he therefore went 

 round to the back of the glafs to find out. 

 Thefe people were of a fmall ftature, 

 very fwarthy, having long, black, coarfe 

 hair, hanging over their faces. Ic was 

 evident, from their great furprife, and 

 every part of their behaviour, as well as 

 their not having one thing in their pof- 

 feffion which could be derived from 

 white people, that they had never feen 

 fuch. Their cloathing was nothing but a 



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