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CHAP., To evince the abfurdity of that prejudice, whkh con*- 

 fiders human creatures as brutes, merely becaufe they 

 differ from ourfelves in colour, I muft beg leave to men- 

 tion a few of the i^rincipal ceremonies that attended the 

 ratification of this peace. 



The firft thing propofed by the colonifts was a parley, 

 which was agreed to by the rebels ; when the laft not 

 only defired, but abfolutely infifted, that the Dutch fliould 

 fend them yearly, amongft a great variety of other ar- 

 ticles, a quantity of good fire-arms and ammunition, as 

 fpecified in a long lift, exprefled in broken Englifli, by a 

 negro whofe name was Bofton, and who was one of their 

 captains. 



Governor Cromelyn next fent two commiffioners, Mr. 

 Sober and Mr. Abercrombie, who marched through the 

 woods, efcorted by a few military, &c. to carry fome pre- 

 fents to the rebels, previous to the ratification of the peace, 

 for which they now were commiffioned finally to treat. 



At the arrival of the above gentlemen in the rebel 

 camp, at the Jocka Creek, about fifteen miles eaft of the 

 Tempaty Greek, they were introduced to a very hand- 

 fome negro, called Araby, who was their chief, and born 

 in the forefts amongft the laft fixteen hundred that I have 

 juft mentioned. He received them very politely, and 

 taking them by the hand, defired they would fit down by 

 his fide upon the green ; at the fame time affuring them 

 they need not be under any appreheufions of evil? fince 



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