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tion, than they could poflibly have been by 

 keeping a guard over them, while they were 

 , employed in carrying on fome public works* 

 Their being conftantly confined to labour in 

 public works would ftrike a greater terror in- 

 to their accomplices, than death itfelf ; as a 

 perfon accuftomed to idlenefs would almoft 

 rather be hanged than work. The ifland, to 

 which they are to be tranfplanted is inhabi- 

 ted by favages, who will not fail to refent the 

 fettlement of thefe new comers in their terri- 

 tories. Nor is it at all probable, that fuch 

 eolonifts will long refrain from giving pro*- 

 vocation. The confequences, undoubtedly, 

 mjuft be, frequent fcenes of "daughter, accom- 

 panied with circumftanees of the mofl dread- 

 ful barbarity. To prevent thefe, as much as 

 poflible, a very confiderable military force 

 muft conftantly be kept there, as well as to 

 prevent diforders among thofe wretches who 

 compcfe the colony. Nor is it all improbable 

 that this wretched fettlement may excite the 

 jealoufy or avarice of fome other power, by 

 which we may be involved in a ne\v war, not 

 to be got rid of for lefs than fifty or fixty 

 millions. To all which we may add, that 

 rlxe c^peiices of tiiis colony will undoubtedly 



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