34 HISTORY OF THE [BOOK. i. 



the mind of the reader; by whom it is probable they 

 will be considered rather as beasts of: prey, than as hu- 

 man beings; and he will think, perhaps, that it was 

 nearly as justifiable to exterminate them from the 

 earth, as it would be to destroy the fiercest monsters 

 of the wilderness; since they who shew no mercy, 

 are entitled to no pity. 



But, among themselves they were peaceable, and 

 towards each other faithful, friendly and affectionate. f 

 They considered all strangers, inSeed,, as enemies; 

 and of the people of Europe they formed a right esti- 

 mation. The antipathy which they manifested to- 

 wards the unoffending natives of the larger islands 

 appears extraordinary ; but it is said to have descend- 

 ed to them from their ancestors of Guiana: they con- 

 sidered those islanders as a colony of Arrowauks, a 

 nation of South America, with whom the Charaibes 

 of that continent are continually at war. J We can 

 assign no cause for such hereditary and irreconcileable 

 hostility. With regard to the people of Europe, it 

 is allowed that, whenever any of them had acquired 

 their confidence, it was given without reserve. Their 

 friendship was as warm as their enmity was implaca- 

 ble. The Charaibes of Guiana still fondly cherish the 

 tradition of Raleigh's alliance, and to this day pre- 

 serve the English colours which he left with them at 

 parting. 



f Rochefort, liv. ii. cap. xi. Du Tertre, torn. ii. p. 355, 

 J Rochefort, liv. ii. chap. x. p. 44-9. 

 Bancroft, p. 259. 



