The Hiftory of 



Book II. 



and folemnly confirm that peace which was likely to proverfo 

 advantagious for the future. The Caribbians 0 who had loft 

 many of their men in the former engagements agairaft the 

 French^ and grew weary of dealing with fuch expert enemies, 

 were glad to hear what was proposed to them by the principal 

 Captains in their Country : So that they approv'd all that had 

 pals'd between them and the French Governour, and behav'd 

 themfelves as they {hould do in order to the confirmation 

 of the peace. 



About the fpace of five months the Savages punctually 

 obferv'd the promife they had made to M. Auber, of not 

 giving any further difturbance to the French : Imagining that 

 time fufficient to let all the Inhabitants of Gardeloupe know 

 what alliance had been contracted at the road of Dominico, 

 they refolv'd to fend thither a folemn Deputation, to con- 

 firm the peace, and wilh the Governour all profperity. There 

 was a great competition among the Savages who {hould be ho- 

 nour'd with a Commiffion of lb great importance : They re- 

 folv'd then, to fatisfie the moft eminent among them who were 

 competitors for that Embaffie, to pitch upon two of'their 

 moft ancient and moft renowned Captains, and to give each 

 of them a conficierable Convoy, confifting of the choice of 

 their braveft Officers and Souldfers : And that there might be 

 no jealoufie among the Captains, they thought it fit they 

 ihould depart in two feveral Tiragas 3 each of them with his 

 retinue, and in fuch order as that one (hould precede the other 

 by one day. 



The chiefeft of thefe Embaffadours was call'd Captain Ami- 

 chon, a perfon very confiderable among them 3 and he was ac- 

 company'd by thirty of the moft active and moft expert of Do- 

 minico. M. Auber was wont to fay, that he had never feen any 

 Savages fo well (hap'd and active as they were. Thefe Savages 

 therefore, relying on the promife he had made them in the 

 Road, landed at Gardeloupe, where hearing by the Guards 

 that M. Auber was in the Ifland, and in good health, they 

 confidently landed, and defired to fee him, having in the 

 mean time left fome of the lefs confiderable of their party 

 to look to the Piraga. While fome went to acquaint the 

 Governour with the arrival of thefe Deputies of Dbminico^ 

 Captain Amichon, who was to be the Speaker, difpatch'd a- 

 way two of his retinue loaden with the beft fruits of their 

 Country, which they had brought along with them for a 

 Prefent. 



The French Governour was extremely glad to hear of 

 their arrival, and having immediately commanded all thofe 

 of his houfhold and the whole Quarter not to give them 

 the leaft occafion to fear any ill treatment, he would needs 

 go himfe^f to meet them, with a countenance which fuffici- 



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