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without some degree of surprise, the contrast between the 

 neat and decent appearance of the men, and the nastiness 

 of the women. I am disposed, however, to think that this 

 circumstance is generally owing to the extreme submis- 

 sion and abasement of the latter : for I observed, that one 

 of the Chiefs allowed two of his wives more liberty and 

 familiarity than were accorded to the others, as well as a 

 more becoming exterior, and their appearance was propor- 

 tionably pleasing. I shall, however, take a future oppor- 

 tunity to speak more at large on this subject. 



There were frequent changes of the weather in the 

 course of the day, and it froze rather hard in the night. 

 The thickness of the ice in the morning was a sufficient 

 notice for me to proceed. I accordingly gave the natives 

 •such good counsel as might influence their behaviour, 

 communicated my directions to Mr. Findlayfor his future 

 conduct, and took my leave under several vollies of mus- 

 ketry, on the morning of the 23d. I had already dispatched 

 my loaded canoes two days before, with directions to con- 

 tinue their progress without waiting for me. Our course 

 was South-South-East one mile and an half, South three 

 quarters ; East seven miles and an half, veering gradually 

 to the West four miles and an half. South-Eastby South 

 three miles, South-East three miles and an half, East- 

 South-East to Long Point three miles, South-West one 

 mile and a quarter, East by North four miles and three 

 quarters, West three miles and a half, West-South-West 

 one mile, East by South five miles and a half, South three 

 miles and three quarters, South-Eastby South three miles, 

 East-South-East three miles, East-North-East one mile, 

 when there was a river that flowed in on the right, East 

 two miles and a half, East-South-East half a mile, South- 

 East by South seven miles and an half, South two miles, 

 South-South-East three miles and an half; in the course 

 of which we passed an island South by West, where a ri- 

 vulet flowed in on the right, one mile, East one mile and 

 an half, South five miles, South-East by South four miles 

 and an half, South- West one mile, South-East by East 

 four miles and an half, West-South- West half a mile, 

 South-West six miles and three quarters, South-East by 

 South one mile and an half, South one mile and an half, 

 South-East by South two miles, South-West three quar* 

 ters of a mile, South-East by South two miles and an half, 

 East by South one mile and three quarters, South two 



