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board, who no doubt h:id heard of thefc wonderful flraiigers, and were 

 attraded by a very natural curiofity to fee them and their (hip?. The 

 cacique, however, was his^hly difpleafed at their intrufion, and, (land- 

 ing up on the beach, threw fome water and ftones at them in token of 

 his refentment; upon which they very fubmiffively tacked about, and 

 returned home again without a murmur. Tlieir attachment to thefc 

 chiefs was unbounded and inviolable. In th'/n- temper they had no 

 fpark of cruelty. Of the placability of their difpofition they exhibited. 

 many fiiining examples. They frequently difdained to kill the Spani-. 

 ards, when they had them in their power, although thofe propagators 

 of Chrillianity, impelled by a mixture of bigot rage and avarice, com- 

 mitted the moft bloody and tyrannical excelles; which feemcd to call 

 for, and to juiVify, the moft vindifiive retr.liations. During the war 

 they profecuted in Cuba, the Indians Oew as many of diefe enemies as 

 they could, in fair open combat; but whenever they furprized a party 

 \>y ftratagem, and took them prifoners, they only ieized their cloaths 

 and weapons, but fpared. their li\ es. . They were unqueftionablv thc: 

 mofi: generous of foes, and their natural difpofition truly amiable 

 benevolent, and noble. 



This character Hands fully attefled and confirmed by that of the mo- 

 dern Indians on the Mofqu'ito Shors, who are reprefented by all the 

 Englifh, who have been the befl: acquainted with them, as a mild 

 honeft, docile, foithful, modefl, friendly, inoffcnfive, and naturally en- 

 lightened people; who require only that artificial culture and civiliza- 

 tion, which religious Inftitutes,. and llholaftic improvements, befl:ow 

 to make them rank among the molt virtuou?, and ufeful iubjeds of 

 Britain. Upon fuch minds, the endeavours of the Milfionaries,. that 

 have been employed by i\\q fociety de propaganda Jide, were fuccefs- 

 fully and laudably exerted. Thefe people are moft worthy of beino- 

 taught thc principles of the Chriftian faith, for they already almoft 

 praftife its dodlrlnes from their natural propenfity to good, and abhor- 

 rence of evil. 'Let me here take occafion to exprefs a v/ilh, that thc noble 

 and patriotic fpii-it of that focicty may ftill perfevere with unabated zeal - 

 and (hould their comprehenfive, generous plan, admit of ftill further exr- 

 •tenfion, it might hkcwife embrace the free ivild Negroes-, eftablifhcd 

 in our ifland, who would indifputably be more confidential and ufe- 

 ful fubjeds, if they were reclaimed from their prefent barbarifm, and 



laifed. 



