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El'leparu, about twenty-eight. 



Passions very strong, particularly those of an animal nature ; self- 

 willed, positive and determined. 



He will have strong attachment to children, persons, and places. 

 Disposed to cunning and caution. 



He will show ready comprehension of things, and some ingenuity. 

 Self will not be overlooked, and he will be attentive to the value 

 of property. 



Very fond of praise and approbation, and of notice being taken of 

 his conduct. 



Kind to those who render him a service. 

 He will be reserved and suspicious. 



He will not have such strong feelings for the Deity as his two 

 companions. 



He will be grateful for kindness, but reserved in showing it. 



His memory, in general, good : he would not find natural history, 

 or other branches of science, difficult, if they can be imparted to 

 him ; but, from possessing strong self-will, he will be difficult to 

 instruct, and will require a great deal of humouring and indulgence 

 to lead him to do what is required. 



No. 17 (a). 



Instrument executed by Mons. Louis de Bougainville for the 

 delivering up of the Malvinas. 



" I, Monsieur Louis de Bougainville, colonel of his most Christian 

 Majesty's army, have received six hundred and eighteen thousand 

 one hundred and eight livres, thirteen sols, and eleven deniers, being 

 the amount of an estimate that I have given in, of the expenses incur- 

 red by the St. Malo Company in equipments for founding their intru- 

 sive establishments in the Malvina Islands, belonging to his Catholic 

 Majesty, in the following manner : — - 



" Forty thousand livres delivered on account to me in Paris, by his 

 Excellency the Count de Fuentes, ambassador of his Catholic Majesty 

 to that court, for which I gave the proper receipt. 



" Two hundred thousand livres, which are to be delivered to me 

 at the same court of Paris, according to bills drawn in my favour by 



