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In this long run we had not buried 

 a fingle man ; nor do I remember that 

 there was one fick the whole paflage ; 

 but at this place many were taken ill, 

 and three or four died ; for there is no 

 part of the Weft-Indies more unhealthy 

 than this ; yet the country is beautiful, 

 and extremely well cultivated. After 

 being here fome time, the gover- 

 nor ordered us to wait upon him, 

 which we did ; when he took no 

 more notice of us than if w^e had been 

 his flaves, never afking us even to fit 

 down. 



Towards the end of Auguft a French 

 fquadron of five men of war came in, 

 commanded by monfieur L'Etanducre, 

 who were to convoy the trade to France. 

 Neither he nor his officers ever took 

 any kind of notice of captain Cheap, 

 though we met them every day afliore. 

 One evening, as we were going aboard 



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