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their own misfortune, they have been furnished 

 by the American ships, have contributed to 

 render their combats more bloody, and con- 

 sequently to cause renewed and increased irri- 

 tation. Bows and arrows were formerly their 

 only v/eapons ; now, besides their muskets, thev 

 have daggers, and knives half a yard long; 

 they never attack their enemies openly, but fall 

 suddenly upon them in moments of the utmost 

 fancied security. The hope of booty, or of 

 taking a prisoner, is a sufficient motive for one 

 of these treacherous attacks, in which thev 

 practise the greatest barbarities; hence the 

 Kalushes, even in time of peace, are always on 

 their guard. They establish their temporary 

 abodes on spots in some measure fortified by 

 nature, and commanding an extensive view on 

 all sides. During the night, the watch is con- 

 fided to women, who, assembled round a fire 

 outside the hut, amuse themselves by recounting 

 the warlike deeds of their husbands and sons. 



Domestic occupations, even the most la- 

 borious, are also left to females; the men 

 employing themselves only in hunting, and 

 building their canoes. The slaves are required 



