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ferved our prefent occafions. To thefe 

 coaditions the cacique, after much perfua- 

 lion, at length, agreed. Accordingly, hav- 

 ing made the beft preparation we could, 

 we embarked on board the barge to the 

 number of fifteen, including the cacique, 

 whofe name was Martin, and his fer- 

 vant Emanuel. We were, indeed, fix- 

 teen, when we returned from our laft 

 xruitlefs attempt to get off the ifland ; 

 but we had buried two fince that, who 

 perifhed with hunger ; and a marine, 

 having committed theft, run away to 

 avoid the puniftiment his crime deferved, 

 and hid himfelf in the woods ; fince 

 which he was never heard of. We 

 now put off, accompanied with the two 

 Indian canoes ; in one of which was a 

 favage, wiih his two wives, who had an 

 air of dignity fuperior to the reft, and 

 was handfome in his perfon. He had 

 his hut, during his Hay vvuth us, feparate 

 from the other Indians, who feemed to 



