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numerous in this part, and commit shocking ravages ; but tîi^y 
are themselves grievously tormented by the bees^ with which the 
country is covered. 
The next Portuguese colony is Cachaux ; it lies near the river 
of St. Domingo, about twenty leagues from its mouth. This 
establishment is in the territory of the tribe called Papels, an 
idolatrous people, whose principal god is a little statue, which 
tliey call Chine^ and to which they sacriiice dogs. These Ne- 
groes are of an intrepid character, but they are treacheious^ 
ci uel, and vindictive ; they are almost always at war with their 
neighbours^ and even with the Portuguese, who, to secure them- 
selves asiainst their incursions, have surrounded their town on the 
land side with a strong pallisade, supported by some batteries, 
at which they always mount guard to prevent being surprised. 
T heir houses consist only of a ground floor, but they are large 
and convenient ; they are covered during the rainy season with 
the leaves of the latane tree, and the rest of the year with sail- 
cloth, which secures them from the operation of the sun, or of 
moisture. This change of covering is indispensible, because in 
the djy season the leaves would take Are, while the sail-cloth 
w^ould not keep out the rain. They have a church, the duty of 
which is performed by a curate and a few priests ; and there is 
likewise a convent inhabited by two or three Capuchins. All the 
Portuguese catholics and their priests are spiritually dependent 
on the bishop of St. Jago, one of the Cape de Verd islands. 
The Papels or natives have a part of the town to themselves, 
w hich they exclusively occupy : though they remain idolaters, 
they have adopted nearly all the customs of the Portuguese. 
Outside of the pallisades nothing is to be seen but swamps and 
iieids of rice, the produce of which is not equal to the consump- 
tion. Oxen and cows are very scarce and dear in this part, and 
there are Beither sheep, hogs, goats, nor poultry, though they 
might be bred with great facility. The town is not supplied 
with water, so that the inhabitants are obliged to fetch it from 
the distance of a musquet-shot fiom the pallisades, and almost 
alwayi? with an escort, to prevent their slaves from being killed or 
carried olf- 
The political, civil, and military government, rests with a go- 
ve-!ior, who is called a captain-major ; he has under him a lieute- 
nant, an ensign, and an aid-de-camp, as well as a receiver of 
tlie duties, a notary, and a few .Serjeants who act as clerks. The 
garrison contains thirty European soldiers, who are changed 
tvc ry three years; it is generally composed of men who are sen- 
teiiced to banishment, and who are absolved on their return ; 
llrcy are obliged to work for their subsistence, as they havç 
îcut tely auy allowance. The inhabitants form a sort of militia^ 
