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founded, for we have had no Canadian yet who has undertaken 

 to confute it. Perhaps they are fo only from the ioofe diiîipat- 

 ed Way they are brought up in. But every one mull acknow- 

 ledge, that they have a wonderful Genius for Mechanics : They 

 have fcarce any Need of Mailers to excel in them, and we fee 

 every Day feme who fucceed in all Trades without having 

 ferved an Apprénticelhip. ^ome charge them with Ingra- 

 titude, yet they have appeared to me to have Flearts good 

 enough, but their natural Levity often hinders them from con- 

 £dering the Duties that Gratitude requires. It is faid they 

 make bad Valets ; this is becaufe they are too high fpirited, and 

 love their Liberty toorriuch to fubmit to Servitude. On the other 

 Hand, they are very good Mailers. This is quite contrary to 

 what is Aiid of thofe from whom the greateft Part take their 

 Origin, They would be perfed Men, if with their own good 

 Qualities, they had preferved thofe of their Ancellors. Some 

 have complained that they are inconilant Friends : This is far 

 from being generally true, and in thofe who have given Room 

 for this Complaint, this proceeds fro*m their not being ufed to 

 any Reflraint, even in their own Affairs. If they are not eafy 

 to be difciplined, this comes from the fame Principle ; or be- 

 caufe they have a Difcipline of their own, which they think 

 the propereil to make War with the Savages, in which they 

 are not altogether in the wrong. On the other Pland, they feem 

 not to be Mailers of a certain Impetuofity, v/hich makes them 

 fitter for a Coup de Main^ or a fudden Expedition, than for the 

 regular and fettled Operations of a Campaign. It has alfo been 

 remarked, that amongfl a great Number of brave Men, who 

 have diftinguiflied themfelves in the late Wars, there have been 

 few found who had Talents to command. This was perhaps, 

 becaufe they had not fufficiently learnt how to obey. It is true 

 that when they are well headed, there is nothing they cannot 

 accomplifli, either by Land or Sea ; but for this End, they muft 

 have a great Opinion of their Commander. The late M. 

 d^Ibewilky who had all the good Qualities of his Country,, 

 without any of its Defcdls,. would have led them to the End of 

 the World. 



There is one Thing upon which it is not eafy to excufe them, 

 which is, the little Regard they have for their Parents ; who 

 on their Side, have a Tendernefs for them that is not juilifiable. 

 The Savages fall into the fame Error, and it produces amongft 

 them the fame Effeéls. But what above all Things ihoul'd make 

 us value our Creoles is, that they have a great deal of Piety and 

 Religion, and that nothing is wanting in their Education on 

 this Point. It is alfo true, that out of their own Country they 

 retain fcarce any of their Faults. As with this, they are ex- 



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