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well for his abilities in his profefEon, 

 as his humane difpofition. He no 

 fboner heard that there were four Englifli 

 prifoners arrived in that country, than 

 he waited upon the prefident,and begged 

 they might be lodged at his houfe. This 

 was granted ; and had we been his own 

 brothers, we could not have met with a 

 more friendly reception ; and during two 

 years that we were with him, his con- 

 ftant ftudy was to make every thing as 

 agreeable to us as poffible. We were 

 greatly diftrcffed to think of the expence 

 he was at upon our account ; but it was 

 in vain for us to argue with him about it. 

 In fliort, to fura up his charafter in a 

 few words, there never was a man of 

 more extenfive humanity. Two or three 

 days after our arrival, the prefident fent 

 Mr. Campbell and me an invitation to 

 (line with him, where we were to meet 

 admiral Pizarro and all his officers. This 

 was a cruel ftroke upon us, as we had not 



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