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ACCOUNT OF THE ENGLISH COLONY [1788. 



was found in feveral inftances to have originated in an idea, that the 

 married people would meet with various little comforts and privi- 

 leges that were denied to thofe in a fingle ftate ; and fome, on not 

 finding thofe expectations realifed, repented, wifhed, and actually ap- 

 plied to be rettored to their former fituation ; fo ignorant and thought- 

 lefs were they in general. It was, however, to be wifhed that ma- 

 trimonial connexions mould be promoted among them ; and none 

 who applied for that purpofe were ever rejected ; except when it was 

 clearly underftood that either of the parties had a wife or hufband 

 living at the time of their leaving England. 



The weather during the latter end of January and the month of 

 February was very clofe, with rain, at times very heavy, and at- 

 tended with much thunder and lightning, by which fome fheep, lambs, 

 and pigs were deftroyed. 



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