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them to commit ; that this avidity alone forced 

 them from their country, and brought them 

 acrofs numberlefs perils to that ifland, to diflurb 

 its inhabitants, who lived peaceably before in 

 their huts, under the protection of the Great 

 Sprit *. 



After this fliort harangue, they melted fo mc 

 gold, and poured it into his mouth and ears, 

 faying, ^hou dog^ Jince thou art fo ivilling to pof- 

 fefs it^ glut tkyjelf. 



It muft, however, be o^vned, Sir, that, if 

 the Mexican hiflory ihews us nothing but horror, 

 that of St. Domingo., on the other hand, furniihes 

 us with inflances of generofity, 



Don Pedro de Magaratit, formerly a comman- 

 dant here for the King of Spain, was offered a 

 couple of living turtle - doves, by an Indian 

 in a great famine. The general took them, 

 paid the Indian handfomely for them, and beg- 

 ged part of the garrifon to go with him to the 

 higheft part of the town ; where, being arrived, 

 he faid to them, holding the little creatures in 

 his hand, " Gentlemen, I am forry that people 



" have 

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• Thuf- the Indians call the Supreme Being. 



