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had some years before paid them a visit, in com- 

 pany with Mr. Freireiss ; and our present expedition 

 was pecuUarly favoured by the circumstance, that 

 the officer appointed to subdue and civilise those 

 Indians, Mr. Guido MarHer, a Frenchman by birth, 

 who had formerly served in the regiment of Conde, 

 was just then in Villa Rica for the recovery of his 

 health ; unfortunately he died soon after. This 

 worthy man who had himself made many observ- 

 ations on these Indians, took pleasure to give us 

 the most necessary information respecting the man- 

 ner of behaving towards them, and the road to his 

 residence, the Presidio de S. Joao Baptista, sent one 

 of his people to accompany us thither, and gave us 

 written orders to the servants of his house, and the 

 soldiers of the post, to promote our wishes in every 

 particular. 



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