OF DHE PA rAGONLAN'S. 
fome of thefe people, who were four varas, or about nine or ten 
feet high; they came in company with fome Chiloe Indians *, 
with whom they were friends, and who probably found them in 
fome of their excurfions. 
M. de Premontal infults M. Frezier with much acrimony on 
account of this relation ; and charges him with changing the feat 
of thofe people from the eaftern coaft to the weftern, or the tract 
between Chiloe and the Magellanic fireights; but the truth is, 
that Frezier fays no fuch thing, but mentions them as a nation 
living up the country inland, not near the fhores; MM. Preimontal 
alfo {neers at the evidence of the crews of the Malce fhips; but 
they by no means place thefe tall people on the weftern coaft 
of South America, but at Gregory Bay, a place very little diftant 
from the eaftern entrance of the ftreights, and near which 
thefe giants have been more frequently feen than any 
where elfe. 
My remarks on AZ de Premontal are but a tribute to the 
many civilities I have received from do&or Martie, who has 
been moft unprovokedly, unjuftly, and liberally abufed by this 
vague and pragmatical writer. 
Tuus I conclude all that I colle relating to thefe fingular 
people. Let me beg you to receive the account with your ufual 
éandor, and think me, with the moft regard, 
Dear Sir, 
Your faithful and affeCtionate humble fervant, 
THO MAS PE NNAN ge 
Downing, Nov. 28th, 1771. 
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