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been abufed by fome Spanijli foldiers of the gar- 

 rifon oi Penfacola : this Indian owned that he had 

 formed a defign in order to be revenged of them, 

 to make a general incurfion Nvith his warriors 

 into Florida^ to the very gates of Fenfacola. 

 This Indian would pay me a compliment, and 

 make me approve of his defign, by telling me, 

 that he was partly drawn into it, becaufe the 

 Spaniards lay flill upon their mats ; i. e. they 

 were at peace with the Englifh, whom they re- 

 ceived into their ports, though at that time, they 

 were our enemies. 



I anfwered this difcourfe of the Cacique in 

 exprefs terms and fuch as were mod capable of 

 making him defifi from his enterprize, as I was 

 willing to prevent a maffacre of the Spaniards 

 who were our allies and neighbours : accord- 

 ingly I fpoke to him in a manner analogous to 

 the genius and character of the nation. 



AUxi Mingo ^ faid I, prepare thy heart, open 

 thy ears to hear the force of my words, for it 

 will bring back to thee thy wits, which thou 

 haft loft to-day. 



. I tell thee, then that the grand chief fove-» 

 reign of the Spaniards^ who lives on the other 



fide 



