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fame fubflance, from two to three decimeters 

 long. Several too were armed with the bone 

 which is found at the origin of the tail in the 

 fpecies of ray called raia pajlinaca. 



We obferved on the coaft feveral hogs, which 

 they would not bring us, whatever price wc 

 offered for them ; but they promifed to fell 

 them to us if we would come on Ihore. 



I remarked in their polTellion a necklace of 

 glafs beads ; fome red, and others green, which 

 appeared to me of Englifh manufacture. The7 

 confented to part with it in exchange. 



We purchafed from thefe iflanders a piece of 

 cloth, which gave us no favourable opinion of 

 their induftry. It was made of the very coarfe 

 bark of trees, moft awkwardly glued one upon 

 the other. 



One of them wore at his breafi: a fmall piece 

 of flat alabafter, cut in a circular form, which 

 he difpofed of to gratify us. 



This interview had now lafted near two hours, 

 when all the favaees retired at a llf^nal given 

 them by one of rhcir chiefs ; but when they 

 faw our boats preparing to quit their coafl, the 

 women advanced to the very beach, in order 

 to try to induce us to land: however we con- 

 tinued our courfe; in a little time ue arrived 

 on board our fiiips, and foon after v/e madefiiil 

 towards the Terrs des A'-facides, 



