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m& the third directly above the others, fri 

 one of the lower was lying a naked Indian 

 man : over the fides of the other were hanging 

 feveral legs and arms, and two heads, which 

 we difcovered to belong to a boy and a wo- 

 man, who were lying naked together in the 

 fame hammock : in the upper one was ano- 

 ther man with his long legs hanging out, foli- 

 ating his fhare of influence from the fire be- 

 low. But, from the fides of the hut being left 

 open to the breeze, it was manifeft that the 

 object of the fire, was rather to protect them 

 from infects, than to add to the heat of this 

 almoft equatorial climate. We rambled about 

 until 3 o'clock, availing ourfelves of this mo- 

 ment of unexpected vifitation, to gratify our 

 curiofity with all the variety in our reach. 

 We looked into every hut we met with, and 

 obferved the above to be the common mode 

 of taking reft for the night. It was matter of 

 furprife to us to find how little thefe people 

 of the woods were incommoded by our fud- 

 den and nocturnal appearance among them. 

 They expreflfed no concern at our prefence, 

 Bor evinced the flighteft apprehenfion or curio- 

 fity regarding us. Not fo with Vandyke, a 

 hardy old Dutch foldier, whom M. Heyoe- 



