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let thcni enter ; befidcs, a hat could be but of 

 very little ufc to tliefe people, who generally 

 go bare-headed. The addrefs m hich they had 

 difplayed in robbing me, proved to us that this 

 was not tlicir firit trial of fkill, and made us 

 prefiime that ihcy frequently fteal from one ano- 

 ther. Belidcs, the chiefs might have an inte- 

 refl: in the thefts which they committed on us ; 

 for ue often faw them, take poflcfnon of what 

 they found in the hands of their fubjed:s, whom 

 they plundered without ceremony. 



It was contrary to our inclination to deal 

 hardily by thefe rogues ; but it v.as time to re- 

 prefs their audacioufnefs, for it did but in- 

 crcafc by impunity. In order to attain this 

 end, it wa:; propofed to let them know the ef- 

 fect of our fire-arms on a coc':, which was 

 placed on the end of a long pole; but, from 

 V'ant of coniidcration, there w^as made ufe of 

 a ooible-barreiled gun^ which had been ex- 

 pcfeci dj-firig the preceding night to the humi- 

 dity oi rh:, jtii:: fpr.erc : at fru it fialhed in the 

 pan; thcii. '{': "lung *'re, arui it v/as neceiiary to 

 have rcc'i. ic tc arcsther jn n^ in order lo bring 

 the cock ro ; 2 c:r:)'jrd : acco: :^::. .1 . th :;c in- 

 l;abii;aiUs 'i;;..carevl to prciVr'' c a iiui-ii k ^'^'^r 

 opinion ( f tficir o'.vn ainv^ tiuui '.m' '.'Wv:-., v;i-i:n 

 anv;J.er co.^k, \\h'rh h..d been fiilercd to the 

 extremity oi tht lame ooIj; wa-j picrCi-J i;;/ one 



