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confeqncnce, and as they demand no great "prepara- 

 tions, there is little attention paid to them ; but ge- 

 geraliy fpeaking, they are not much -difpleafed to 

 fee, the youth exercifed, and keep themfelves in 

 breath, and they muft have very cogent reafons to 

 oppoie Inch a .refolution befides, they rarely em- 

 ploy authority to this end, every one being mailer 

 of his own actions : But they try to intimidate fome 

 by falfe reports which they take care to fpread a- 

 broad-, others they follicit underhand; they engage 

 the chief to break off the party by prefents, which 

 is no difficult matter j for a dream, true or falfe, no 

 matter which, is all that is requihte to accompliih 

 it. Amongft fome nations their lait refource is to 

 addrefs themfelves to the nations, which is general- 

 ly efficacious, but they never have recourfe to this 

 method, but when the* affair is of much confequence. 



A war in which the whole nation is concerned, 

 is not foeafily put an end to : they weigh with much 

 deliberation the advantages and difadvantages of it,, 

 and whilft they are conlulting, they take great care 

 to remove every thing that may give the enemy the 

 leaft fufpicion of their intention of breaking with 

 him. The war being once refolved upon, they con- 

 rider firfc the providing the neceffary provifions, and 

 the equipage of the warriors, which require no long 

 time. Their dances, fongs, feafts, and certain fu- 

 perftitious ceremonies which vary greatly in diffe- 

 rent nations, require a much greater length of 

 time, 



He who is to command never thinks of levying 

 foldiers, till he has obferved a fail of feveral days, 

 during which he is bedawb'ci with black, holds no 

 manner of difcourfe with any one, invokes day and 

 night his tutelar genius, and above all he is very 



