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Antavarres and the Manivoulefe, when 

 they faw that the fource of the weahh of 

 the pirates was exhaufted, by the abfolute 

 deftrudion of their marine, began to pre- 

 pare for returning to their villages with 

 their riches. The Antavarres and the Ma* 

 nivoulefe would not have oppofed their de- 

 parturej had not the pirates ufed their ut* 

 mod endeavours to excite them to plunder, 

 by reprefenting to them^ that thefe valuable 

 cffeds which ought to be the reward of 

 their labour and attachment, would be for 

 ever loft to them, if they faffered them to 

 be carried away, and dlfperfed in the inte- 

 rior parts of the country. After a long re- 

 fiftance, founded folely on that refped 

 which is due to hofpitality, Antavarres 

 and the Manivoulefe fufFered themfelves to 

 be overcome, and hurried into an unjuft 

 war. This cruel war gave rife to all thofe 

 which afterwards deluged the north-eaft 

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