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t>rchard was mine, and not Mr. Smith's : 

 and I insisted on their quitting the place, 

 and not coming there again. I expos- 

 tulated with them, saying, *' You seem to 

 be sailors : probably I shall be in want of 

 ropes and canvas ; if I come to your ship 

 and take what I have occasion for, will 

 you not be offended ?" In return, they 

 used the most insulting language, such 

 as calling me an English convict, with 

 every angry expression they could invent : 

 but, after many words, I got rid of them. 

 Having a great number of visitors of the 

 same kind, and frequently some difficulty 

 to prevent them from pulling the fruit in 

 my presence, and carrying it away, I ap- 

 plied to a justice of the peace, to know 

 if it would be worth my while to make an 

 example of a few of them. He behaved 

 very politely, kindly asked me to drink a 

 glass of wine, &c. and told me that their 

 laws were the very same as the laws in 

 England, but said he would not advise 

 wie to endeavour to bring offenders to 



