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sire of the head man that we should remain with 

 him and his people, and live among them for the 

 present; and nothing occurred in all our subse- 

 quent acquaintance with the natives in this settle- 

 ment to remove this impression from our minds. 

 It may be, however, that they anticipated some 

 remuneration for their attention to us, which, by 

 the way, they had a right to expect. This was 

 not unlikely a motive which induced them to de- 

 sire that we might live with them. 



We sincerely hope the time may speedily 

 come, when they shall be amply recompensed by 

 our government for their kindness towards thir- 

 ty-three American seamen^ whom they protected, 

 clothed, and fed, during three quarters of a year. 



