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we had left fo ill that he could hardly 

 raife himfelf from the ground. When the 

 Indian began to confer with the furgeon, 

 the firft queftion was, What was become 

 of the barge and his companion ? and as 

 he could give him no fatisfaftory an^ 

 fwer to this queftion, the Indian took it 

 for granted that Emanuel was murdered 

 by us, and that he and his family ran the 

 fame rifk ; upon which he was preparing 

 to provide for his fecurity, by leaving us 

 direftly. The furgeon feeing this, did 

 all in his power to pacify him, and con- 

 vince h'lva of th^ unreafonablenefs of 

 his apprehenfions ; which he at length 

 found means to do, by afluring him 

 that the Indian would come to no harm, 

 but that he would foon fee him return 

 fafe; which providentially, and beyond 

 pur expedtation, happened accordingly ; 

 for in a few days after, Emanuel having 

 contrived to make his efcape from the 

 people in the barge, returned by ways 



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