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ACCOUNT OF THE ENGLISH COLONY [January, 



and occupations, without having received fome punimment ; a cir- 

 cumftance wholly inconfiftent with their own ideas, and entirely at 

 variance with their cuftoms ; and, indeed they loudly threatened to 

 burn the crops as foon as it could be effected. Fire, in the hands of a 

 body of irritated and hoftile natives, might, with but little trouble to 

 them, ruin the profpecl: of an abundant harveft ; and it appeared by 

 the threat, that they were not ignorant of having this power in their 

 hands ; it was, therefore, certainly very effential to the comfort and 

 fecurity of the fettlers in particular, that they mould live with them 

 upon amicable terms. 



The fubjoined View reprefents the Natives in the happy and 

 peaceable exercife of their accuftomed Amufements. 



