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The Court agreed with this suggestion and appointed 

 Councillors MACK and Clements, with Mr. Van der 

 Loth, Fiscal of Essequebo, to give them a feast and 

 presents, at the same time authorising them to make 

 such promises in the name of the Government as they 

 should think most likely to promote their friendship. 



On account of sickness two of the delegates could not 

 go, but Mr. Mack went up alone and found about three 

 hundred Indians, under twelve Captains or Owls, at the 

 rendezvous. These he entertained, and endeavoured to 

 satisfy with some small gifts, at the same time promising 

 more when the goods already ordered by the Government 

 should arrive from Europe, He was sorry to report that 

 by mistake some had arrived too late for the feast, and 

 also that some of the distant tribes were not represented. 

 This, he said, was the more to be regretted since it 

 appeared from reports that they were very discontented. 

 The ill-feeling had gone so far that a Chief named Ara- 

 wara, who had been of great service in the revolt of 1795, 

 had come down as far as the house of Mrs. ToME some 

 time before, where he left his Commission as Uil, which 

 he had received from Governor Grovestins. He asked 

 that lady to return the document to the Government, at 

 ^he same time expressing his dissatisfadtion. He (Mr. 

 Mack) had however done his best to acquaint the Caribs 

 with the good feeling of the Government towards them, 

 and of his intention to return shortly to distribute rations. 

 From the accounts for articles furnished to the Protestor 

 we glean that the Indians were supplied with bread, salt 

 fish, sugar, salt, gin and negotiae. On the 30th of April 

 1805, it v.as reported to the Court that the goods ordered 

 had come out, with invoices amounting to ;^3,i79 13 6, 



