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as if they were the places of their birth : They are alfb mof 

 of them married., whence it comes that they take greater pain's 

 to fupply themfelves with all things requifite, then thole are 

 apt to do who lead fingle lives, as moft of the French do. 



We had an intention to conclude this Chapter with the 

 courfe taken by M. Auber to make up a peace with the Caribbi- 

 ans, upon his taking poffefiion of the Government of Garde- 

 loupe $ but in regard the difcourfe is fomewhat long, and may 

 conduce much to the difcovery of the humours and dilpofiti- 

 ons of thofe Indians, of whom we are to treat more at large in 

 this fecond Book, we thought it better difpos'd into a Chapter 

 apart. 



CHAP. lit 



Of the Eftablifiment of the French Colony in the Ifland 

 of Gardeloupe, confequently to the Peace concluded 

 with the Caribbians of Dominico, in the Tear 

 M. DC. XL. 



THe firft among the French who took poffefiion of the 

 Ifland of Gardeloupe, landed there in the Year 1635. 

 by order from a Company of Merchants of the City of Deep, 

 which, under the Authority of the General Company of the 

 Iflands of America conftituted at Park, fent thither two Gen- 

 tlemen, du Pleffis and de I' Olive, to command there upon their 

 account : But the former dying fome few months after his 

 eftabliihment, and the other becoming unfit for the govern- 

 ment of a new-planted Colony, 'through the lofs of his fight, 

 and his continual indifpofitions, as we have mentioned in the 

 precedent Chapters, the French Governour-General took or- 

 der that the Inhabitants of that Ifland ftiould be fupply'd with 

 all things neceffary : For it is probable they would have abfo- 

 lutely forfaken it, had not the (aid Governour fent over re- 

 cruits of Auxiliaries to them, under the conduct of Vernade 

 and SabouiUy, to oppofe the defigns of the Caribbians, who 

 with much animofity difputed the poffefiion of it with them: 

 So that if that Colony is not obiig'd for its eftabliihment to 

 the General de Voiricy s this at leaft muft be acknowledg'd, that 

 its prefervation and fubfiftence was theefFeft of his care. He 

 accordingly approv'd and confirm'd, in the Kings name, the 

 nomination which the Company of the Iflands had made of 

 M. Auber to be Governour of that Ifland. 



This new Governour took the Oath of Allegeance before 

 the General, the 20* of Oftober M. DC. XL. but before he fell 



down 



