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conceive a better opinion of the French* 

 But unhappily all the children died of the 

 fmall-po*, and the fcheme was dropt. 

 Many perfons in Canada doubted, whe-r 

 ther the fcheme would have fucceeded, 

 though the children had been kept aliye. 

 For they fay, there was formerly an Efqui- 

 maux taken by the French, and brought to 

 Canada, whsre he ftaid a good while, and 

 was treated with great civility. He learnt 

 French pretty well, and feemed to relifh 

 the French way of living very well. When 

 hp was fent back to his countrymen, he 

 was not able to make the lead impreffion 

 on them, in favour of the French ; but 

 was killed by his neareft relations, as half 

 a Frenchman and foreigner. This inhu- 

 man proceeding of the Esquimaux againft 

 all ftrangers, is the reafon why none of the 

 Indians of North America, ever give quarter 

 to the Efquimaux if they meet with them ? 

 but kill them on the fpot; though they 

 frequently pardon their other enemies, and 

 incorporate the priibners into their nation. 

 FOR the ufe of thofe, who are fond of 

 comparing the languages of feveral nations, 

 I have here inferted a few Efquimaux words, 

 communicated to me by the Jefuit Saint 

 Pie. One, kombuc ; two, tigal ; three, 

 ke-> four, mijfilagat', \v<&&, Jillalokto ; rain, 



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