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men, to assist him. He shot the leadej of 
the canoes, and then rushed suddenly upon 
the others, frightening them into non-resis- 
tance and submission. 
After the slaves were released a number 
of them gathered around the Consul's boat 
looked upon him with admiration and sur- 
prise, and said u hig big medicine live in 
that boat." They thought what he did was 
by the power of the Greegree, supposing 
that such success could not attend him with- 
out one. 
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