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The Arrowauk Indians never engage 

 in any wars with their neighbours, nor 

 even in the practice of making flaves- 

 from among the interior inhabitants, to 

 which the Dutch have incited the Car* 

 ribbee and Accawau tribes. Whether 

 they are fenfible, that hands were not 

 given them to deftroy each other ; or 

 whether they are influenced by pufilla- 

 nimity, I will not determine ; they 

 have, however, maintained themfelves 

 in a ftate of perfedl independence with- 

 out wars. This is by no means diffi- 

 cult among uncivilized nations, if care 

 is only taken not to injure or provoke 

 them to revenge. An acquifition of 

 ufelefs territory, or of ufelefs Haves, 

 cannot poffibly excite a people to war ; 

 and it would be difficult to maintain a 

 nation in fubjedtion, who have fo few 

 wants ; and to attempt it, would be a 

 certain trouble without any advantage. 

 And we find that all barbarous nations 



engage 



