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followed this advice* By makiqg a brave 

 defence xhtj had taken a great number of 

 prifoners ; and ' as thefe prifoners were a 

 burthen to them, they faw it would be ad* 

 vantageous to fell them, in order to procure 

 fire*ariiis, which were neccffary to repel the 

 attacks of their enemies. 



The Bcthalimenes were extremely thank- 

 ful to the pirates for having taught them 

 how to make the Antavarres and theMani- 

 voulefe repent of their injuftice, by ena- 

 bling them to procure arms and ammunition, 

 fufficient to intimidate thefe difturbers of 

 their tranquillity. They even found them- 

 felves much better provided with thefe ar- 

 ticles than their enemies, who were novr 

 no longer in a condition to throw any ob- 

 ftacles in the way of their departure. Thefe 

 fame iflanders, therefore, who had always 

 {hewn the moft invincible repugnance to 

 fell their prifoners, fuddenly changed their, 

 P 2 * * prin- 



