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that we had done business enough for one day, and 

 therefore he had brought me there to look out for 

 vessels at sea (that station eonmianding a view 

 quite across the straits of Belle Isle as far as 

 Quirpon and the adjoining parts of Newfound- 

 land) adding, that the wood was to make signals 

 to them. On discovering a whabby swimming in 

 a small pond, I sent for my rifle, and broke both 

 its thighs at the first shot; Shuglawina then fired 

 and killed it. It was really surprising, that he 

 should kill a bird with a single ball, the first shot 

 which he ever fired in his life, at a distance of a 

 hundred yards at the least. 



They all returned to their own tents at sun-set, 

 and did not steal a single article from me, al- 

 though several of my goods lay exposed to them; 

 which I firmlv believe was the first instance of the 

 kind ever known. 



Wedne.s'.j JuJij 10, 1771. Not an Indian of- 

 fered to cross the tickle this mornins: until thev 

 saw me up at five o'clock. Most of the men were 

 gone out to kill seals and codfish, and those who 

 were in camp then came to my tent, ])ut as I had 

 yesterday purchased the greatest part of their 

 goods, my traffic with them was now trifling. 



These people live at the three southoriunost set- 

 tlements, where no whales are killed; they do not 

 trouble themselves much to rntrh furs, not being 

 furnislied with traps; uov do Ibcy iiiidcM'stand the 

 use of dcathfnlls. ^Pliey Icill plenty of seals, fish, 

 and fowl iii flieii- own neighborhood; and barter 

 with the noi'thern tribes for whalel)one. 



