NORTHERN OCEAN. 
took the boy, and, according to the Indian cuf- 
tom, adopted him as his fon. 
Soon after the death of Matonabbee’s father, 
Mr. Norton went to England, and as the boy did 
not experience from his fucceflor the fame regard 
and attention which he had been accuftomed to 
receive form Mr. Norton, he was foon taken from 
the Factory by fome of his father’s relations, and 
continued with the Northern Indians till Mr. 
Ferdinand Jacobs fucceeded to the command of 
Prince of Wales’s Fort, in the year one thoufand 
jfieven hundred and fifty-two; when out of re- 
gard to old Mr. Norton, (who was then dead,) 
| Mr. Jacobs took the firft opportunity that offered 
to detain Matonabbee at the Factory, where he 
was for feveral years employed in the hunting- 
fervice with fome of the Company’s fervants, 
particularly with the late Mr. Mofes Norton*, 
} (fon of the late Governor,) and Mr. Magnus 
Johnitont. 
_In the courfe of his long ftay at and near the 
Fort, it is no wonder that he fhould have become 
perfec mafter of the Southern Indian language, 
and made {ome progrefs in the Englifh. It was 
during this period, that he gained a knowledge 
of the Chriftian faith; and he always declared, 
that it was too deep and intricate for his compre- 
henfion. Though he was a perfect bigot with 
re{pect 
* Afterwards Governor. 
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