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and promis'd to continue their vifits for the future : But both 

 of them gave a large account at their Carbetts, of the civilities 

 and good entertainment of the new Governour. 



Captain Baron, who had been fo kindly receiv'd at his firft 

 vifit, ftaid not long ere he made a fecond : At the latter the 

 Governour (hew'd him one of M. du PlcjJis Sons, to whom the 

 Captain made a thouiandcarefies, in remembrance of his Fa- 

 ther, whom he call'd his Companion, and the Friend of his 

 Nation. True it is, that Gentleman had infinuated himfelf 

 into the affection of thofe Barbarians, who had a refpeft for 

 his merits and excellent endowments. 



• ; After this vi'fit, and feveral others which the Caribbians dai- 

 ly made, M. Auber would be afiur'd of them by Hoftages, that 

 they would obferve the alliance: To that purpofe he apply 'd 

 himfelf to Captain Baron, with whom he had contracted a 

 greater friendship then with the others, and whom he call'd his 

 Companion, as fucceeding to the alliance there had fometime 

 been between him and M.du Vlejfis. M. Auber aik'd him one 

 day, whether he thought it nor rational, that, to be allur'd of 

 thofe of his Nation, he fhould require fome of their children 

 to be deliver'd up to him as Hoftages ? The Captain, who was 

 of a judgment and underftandmg much beyond the ordinary 

 rate of Savages, immediately reply cl, that the mutual fafety 

 was to be procurd upon equakconditions 5 and that if they 

 ideliver'd up fome of their children to. the French, it was but 

 juft the Frenchihould do the like withahem. He thereupon 

 prefented to M. Auber fome of bis own children who had ac- 

 company'd him 5 and the other accepting of the proffer, made 

 choice of one of them, a young lad, whofe countenance and 

 demeanour was fomewhat more pleafing and attractive, in a 

 word, one who was in feveral relpedts more amiable then any 

 of his brethren : The Father was content to part with his Son, 

 and the Son was content to ftay with M. Auber , an accident 

 that (eldom happens among the Savages. His name was Ima- 

 labouy. From that day M. Auber treated li'rra-as4Hs-Son, and 

 always, call'd him lb } and the young Fellow call'd him Fa- 

 ther. When he was put into cloaths, he made a ftiift to be- 

 have himfelf well enough , nor did he find it any hard mat- 

 ter to enure himfelf to the European courfe of life. Captain 

 Baron defir'd to have as a counter-hoftage one of Miftrefs Au- 

 ber' $ Sons, who had been firft wife to M. du Plejjis, and was 

 then married to M. Auber: But M. Auber having reprefented 

 to the Captain, that young du Plejjis was of. too foft a na- 

 ture to endure the hardfhip of a Caribbian life, prevail'd 

 with him to accept by way of Hoftage, inftead of him, one 

 of his Servants, who willingly proffer'd to follow him. That 

 young man being of a ftrong conftitution, continu'd fome 

 moneths among the Savages 2 -who treated him with much 



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