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this happens, they are greatly diftrefled, 

 as this fhip brings them baize, cloth, 

 linens, hats, ribbons, tobacco, fugar, 

 brandy, and wine ; but this latter ar- 

 ticle is chiefly for the ufe of the churches: 

 matte, an herb from Paraguay, ufed all 

 over South America inftead '. of tea, is 

 alfo a neceffary article. This Chip's 

 cargo is chiefly configned to the jefuits, 

 who have more Indians employed for 

 them than all the reft of. the inhabitants to- 

 gether, and of courfe engrofs almoft the 

 whole trade. There is no money cur- 

 rent in this iiland. If any perfcn wants 

 a few yards of linen, a little fugar, to- 

 bacco, or any other thing brought from 

 Peru, he gives fo many cedar-planks, 

 hams, or punchos, in exchange. Some 

 time after we had been here, a fnow ar- 

 rived in the harbour from Lima, which 

 occafioned great joy amongft the inha- 

 bitants, as they had no fhip the year be- 

 fore, from the alarm lord Anfon had 



O given 



