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We were foon furrounded by them, and it is certain, that 



rrri . . /r J J cmbarraffed as we were with Things in a 

 What palJed be- -o ^ i ij ^ n- • ^ 



T ^ J iioat, where we could not Itir, it was very 

 t^iveenthem and us. ^ r c ^ ^ a rnu n j 



eaiy for them to deitroy us. They afked 



us at firft if we were Englijh ; we anfwered them, we were not, 



but Allies and good Friends of the Spa?îiards: They feemed 



much rejoiced at this, inviting us to land on their Ifland, and 



alTuring us we ûiould be as fafe there as in our Ship. Miftruft 



on fome Occafions only ferves to difcover Weaknefs, and gives 



Rife to dangerous Surmifes. Therefore, we thought it bed to 



accept the Invitation of thefe Barbarians, and follov/ed them to 



their Ifland, which we found to be one of the Iflands called the 



Martyrs. 



But what feems moil: remarkable is, that we determined' 

 to take this Step upon the coming up of the Pettiaugre, in 

 which there were but five or fix Men, whilfi: we were talking 

 with the Savages ; we certainly ran a great Rifque in trufting 

 ourfelves without Arms into the Hands of thefe Floridians^ and 

 we were well convinced of it in the Sequel : Four or live Men 

 more were not capable of making them change their Defign, fup- 

 pofing thefe Barbarians had any ill Intentions againfl us ; and I 

 never think of the Boldnefs which this light Reinforcement infpi- 

 red us with, but I reprefent to myfeif thofe Perfons, who cannot go 

 alone in the dark, and whom the Prefence of a Child immedi- 

 ately emboldens, by employing their Imagination, which alone 

 caufes all their Fear. 



However, we were no fooner landed on the Ifland, than v/e 

 The Pa/Ten ers ^^^^^^ diflrufl the Officers, having likewife 

 7 • ^ J' a a 7 but little Ground to depend on the Savages. 



sir Com an ^^P'^'" °^ ^""^ ^'^^g^^ hi- 



ip s ompany. ^^^^ ^ ^^^^ 1^^^ Shore, 



he took Leave of us, faying, he was obliged to return on 

 Board, where he had many Things to do, and he would fend us 

 diredily whatever we wanted, efpecially Arms. There was no- 

 thing in this but v/hat was reafonable, and we eaflly conceived 

 that his Prefence was neceflliry in his Ship : But we refleded 

 that he had brought away only the Pafl^engers, and that all the 

 Ship's Company would be compleat, upon the Return of the 

 Captain. » 



This made us fufpeft that the Boat, which they fpoke of to 

 us, v/as only a Lure to amufe us, and they had only landed us as 

 People that were a Burthen to them, that they might take Ad- 

 vantage of the Boat and the Canoe, to go to the Ha<vannah^ or 

 to St, Juguftin in Florida. We were all more confirmed in t]i efe 

 Sufpicions, when we found that wè all had the fame Thought ; 



this 



