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ïie afked him if he was a Ca^vallero^ and he had begun with tell- 

 ing us that he was one, and the moft diftinguiflied of his Na- 

 tion. However, he had not very noble Inclinations ; he longed 

 for every Thing he faw, and if they had not been denied, he 

 and his Company had left us nothing but what they could not 

 carry away. He alked me for my Girdle ; I told him I could 

 not fpare it ; he conceived that it was only neceffary for my 

 Caflbck, and alked it of me with great Importunities. 



We learnt of him that almoft all the Savages of his Village 



Who thefe So- httn baptized at the Ha<vannah, whither 



-vages ^eri ^^^^ "^^^^^ Voyage once a Year. They arc 



^ ^ forty-five Leagues diitant from it, and they 



make this Paflage in little Pettiaugres very flat, in which Peo-> 

 pie would not venture to crofs the Seine at Paris, Don Antoniê 

 farther informed us that he had a King, who was called Don 

 DiegOy and that we fhould fee him next Day. He then afked us 

 what Refolution we intended to take, and offered to conduft us 

 to St. Augujîin, We let him know that we took his OiFer in 

 good Part, we treated him and all his Company well, and they 

 returned well fatisfied to all Appearance. 



The Bodies of thefe Savages are redder than any I have yet 

 feen : We could never learn the Name of their Nation : But 

 although they did not appear to have the beft Difpofition, they 

 did not feem to us fo mifchievous, as to be of thofe Calos or Car-- 

 los, fo much decried for their Cruelties, and whofe Country ig 

 not far from the Martyrs. I do not believe that thefe are Men- 

 Eaters ; but perhaps they behaved fo well to us only becaufe 

 we were the ftrongeft. I know not what Quarrel they have had 

 with the Englijhy but we had great Reafon to believe that they 

 did not love them. The Vifit of Don Antonio might very well 

 proceed from no other Motive than to enquire if we were not of 

 that Nation, or if it would not be too great a Rifque for them to 

 attack us. 



The 1 6th I thought myfelf obliged to go to encourage thofe 

 T^-ti 1 ' who remained in the Ifland, and to whom 

 Dzjiurbance m s^^^^ts kept the Promife they had made 

 ibe iibip. ^^^^ Evening before. I paffed almoft the 



whole Day with them ; and in the Evening, at my Return, I 

 found all the Ship in an Uproar. The Authors of the Diftur- 

 bance were inferior Ofiicers, and all the beft Sailors were of 

 their Side* They wanted to be revenged of the Lieutenant ; 

 who till then, as they faid, had treated them with great Haughti- 

 nefs and Severity. The Wine, which they had at Difcretion, 

 heated their Heads more and more, vand it was fcarce any longer 

 poffiblç 1^ makç them hear Reafon. 



The 



