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have been nfelefs, as tliey affured us it was " Condre CHAP. 



f^Jf^^t " cuilom of their country ; and con- 

 chuied the horrid fport by kicking and mangling the 

 heads, cutting off the lips, cheeks, ears, and nofes ; 

 they even took out the jaw-bones, which they fmoke- 

 dried, together with the right hands, to carry home, 

 as trophies of their vii^ory, to their wives and re- 

 lations. That this barbarous cuftom prevails amongft 

 favages is a well-known fadt, which originates from a 

 motive of infatia.ble revenge. And though Colonel 

 Fourgeoud might have prevented their inhumanity by 

 his authority, in my opinion he wifely declined it ; ob- 

 ferving, that as he could not do it by perfuafion, to do 

 it by power, might break their native fpirit, and pro- 

 duce no other effedt than alienating them from the fer- 

 vice, fo neceffary were they to us, though fo favagely 

 revengeful, and fo bloody. 



About three o'clock, whilfl we were refting from our 

 fatigue, we were once more furprifed by an attack from 

 a party of the enemy ; but after exchanging a few fhots 

 they were repulfed. This unexpe6ted vifit, however^ 

 put us more upon our guard during the night, fo that no 

 fires were allov/ed to be lighted, and double fentinels 

 were placed around the camp. Thus fituated, being 

 overcome by exceilive toil and heat, I after fun-fet 

 leaped into my hamxm.ock, and foon fell fail afleep ; but 

 iii lefs than two hours my faithful black boy Quaco 

 roufed me, in the midil of pitch darknefs, crying, 



" Majj e: My 



