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quently faw a village, as well as their larger towns, divided p/J^^: 



into different diflri(5ts, by low pallifades, or fome fimilar ^' , — -» 



mode of reparation. 



The advantage we received from the natives coming to 

 live with us, was not inconfiderable. For, every day, when 

 the weather Vk'ould permit, fome of them went out to catch 

 lifli; and we generally got, by exchanges, a good fliare of 

 the produce of their labours. This fupply, and what our 

 own nets and lines afforded us, was fo ample, that we fel- 

 dom were in want of fifli. Nor was there any deficiency of 

 other refrelliments. Celery, fcurvy-grafs, and portable foup 

 were boiled v/ith the peafe and wheat, for both fhips com- 

 panies, every day during our whole flay; and they had 

 fpruce-beer for their drink. So that, if any of our people 

 had contra6led the' feeds of the fcurvy, fuch a regimen foon 

 removed them. But the truth is, when we arrived here, 

 there were only two invalids (and thefe on board the Refo- 

 lution) upon the fick lifls in both fliips. 



Befides the natives who took up their abode clofe to us, 

 we were occafionally vifired by others of them, whofe refi- 

 dence was not far off; and by fome who lived more remote. 

 Their articles of commerce were, curiofities, fifh, and wo- 

 men. The two firfl always came to a good market ; which 

 the latter did not. The feamen had taken a kind of diflike 

 to thefe people; and were either unwilling, or afraid, to 

 aflbciate with them ; which produced this good effec5l, that 

 I knew no inflance of a man's quitting his flation, to go to 

 their habitations. 



A connexion with women I allow, becaufe I cannot pre- 

 vent it ; but never encourage, becaufe I always dread its 

 confequences. I know, indeed, that many men are of opi- 



R 2 nion, 



