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that followed him, made the Iflanders take up 
arms againft him. Thofe failors made free 
with the women, and even dared to lay their 
hands upon them whenever they had an op- 
portunity. This was too much for them to 
be filent any longer; nothing could fiop 
thefe incenfed favages. The commander is 
obferved through the fmoke of cannon, and 
amidft the noife of threatening artillerj^; 
they liize upon him ; and he Is mafTacred, 
even in fight of his foldiers, becaufe he did 
not reprefs their diforders in time. 
The firft fentiment with which people who 
travel among favages ought to in^pire them, 
is confidence : to gain theirs, one muft be 
kind and humane ; muft never take advan- 
tage of their weaknefs, or employ threats; 
and muft never feem terrified by their ap- 
pearance : when nothing is required from 
them, they will grant every thing. People 
ought to have fc) mucn command over their 
palfions as to obferve the ftrideft continence, 
and not to feek after their women. If they 
are jealous, they will become implacable ene- 
mies ; if they are not, their condefccnfioii 
with regard to you, in this refpedl, places 
thera too much on a level, and you lofe in 
their 
