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Wood, which flies both with Oars and Sails, 7 Tis t- 

 qually Jharp at Prow and Poop, and is built for a quick 

 Sailer. 



Calumet in general fignifes a Pipe,beinga Norman Word, 

 derived from Chalumeau. The Savages do not under- 

 stand this Word, for 'twas introduced to Canada by the 

 Normans when they firfi fettled there ; and has (lill con- 

 tinued in ufe amongfi the French Planters. The Calu- 

 met or Pipe is called in the Iroquefe Language Ga- 

 nondaoe 3 and by the other Savage Nations Poagan. 



Canadefe or Canadans, are the Natives of Canada 

 fprung from a French Father and Mother. In the 

 JJlands of South- America the Natives born 0/* French 

 Parents are called Creoles. 



Capa y d'efpada, A Gafcogne Title which the People of 

 that Province gave in firmer times by way of Irony , to 

 the Members of the fupream Council of Canada,, be* 

 caufe the fir (f Cotmfellors wor e neither Robe nor Sword, 

 butwaWd very gravely with a Cane in their Hands, 

 both in the City of Quebeck, and in the Hall. 



Calls- tete Jignifies a Club, or a Head- breaker* The Sa- 

 vages call it Affan Oufrick, OufHck fignifying the 

 Head, and Aflan, to break. 



Channel is a fipace of pretty deep Water between two 

 Banks, or between two Shears. Commonly the Chan- 

 nels are inclofed by Flats, and for that reafon Bouys or 

 Mafis are fixt upon 'em, in order to direel the Pilots, 

 who fleer either by thefe Marks, or by founding, for 

 they would run the rijefue ofloofing their Ships ftf they did 

 not keep exaBly to the Channel* 



Coaft along, fee Sweep. 



Compafs of Variation. 'lis larger than the ordinary 

 Compajfes, and fcrves to point out the inecjual Motions 

 of the Needle which leans always to the North -Eafi in the 

 other Hemifphere, whereas it (till plies to the North-Weft} 

 in this 3 I mean on this file the EfMnotlial line : The 



Needk 



