98 September 1748. 



ground ; and in one place, at the diftance 

 of fome Englifi miles from the fea, a vaft 

 quantity of oyfter-'fhells, and of other (hells 

 was found. Some people conjectured that 

 the natives had formerly lived in that place, 

 and had left the fhells of the oyfters which 

 they had confumed, in fuch great heaps. But 

 others could not conceive how it happened 

 that they were thrown in fuch immenfe 

 quantities all into one place. 



Every one is of opinion that the Ame- 

 rican favages were a very good-natured peo- 

 ple, if they were not attacked. No body is 

 fo ftridt in keeping his word as a favage. 

 If any one of their allies come to vifit them, 

 they {hew him more kindnefs, and greater 

 endeavours to ferve him, than he could have 

 expected from his own countrymen. Mr. 

 Cock gave me the following relation, as a 

 proof of their integrity. About two years 

 ago, an Englijh merchant travelling amongfr, 

 the. favages, in order to fell them necefTa- 

 ries, and to buy other goods, was fecretly 

 killed, without the murderer's being found 

 out. But about a year after, the favages 

 found out the guilty perfon amongft them- 

 felves. They immediately took him up, 

 bound his hands on his back, and thus fent 

 him with a guard to the governor at Phila- 

 delphia, and fent him word, that they could 



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