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compaDions were struck with admiration at what 

 he had done ; but what astonished them most, 

 was the eiFect of a windmill ; they had never 

 before seen a machine so ingenious, and so well 

 adapted to its purpose. 



Ross is blest with an abundance of the finest 

 wood for building. The sea provides it with 

 the most delicious fish, the land with an inex- 

 haustible quantity of the best kinds of game ; 

 and, notwithstanding the want of a good har- 

 bour, the northern settlements might easily find 

 in this a plentiful magazine for the supply of 

 all their wants. Two ships had already run in 

 here from Stapel. 



The Indians of Ross are so much like those 

 of the missions, that they may well be supposed 

 to belong to the same race, however different 

 their language. They appear indeed by no 

 means so stupid, and are much more cheerful 

 and contented than at the missions, where a 

 deep melancholy always clouds their faces, 

 and their eyes are constantly fixed upon the 

 ground ; but this diiference is only the natural 

 result of the different treatment they experience. 

 They have no permanent residence, but wan- 



