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yo loghoufes, of which one half are in a row 
near the river, the other halfoppoflte to them, 
on the other fide of a fair were two ftreets di- 
vided by a row of pofts in the midit. Where 
each Indian has his houfe to lay his goods, and 
where any of the traders may traffick with him. 
This is furely an excellent regulation for pre- 
venting the traders from impofing on the In- 
dians, a pradife they have been formerly too 
much guilty of, and which has frequently in- 
volved the Englijh colonies in difficulties, and 
conftantlf tended to depreciate us in the efteeni 
of the natives } W ho can fcarcely be blamed 
for judging ofa nation, by the behaviour of thole 
with whom they have the moft intercourfe. 
a judgment I am lorry to confels that has (till 
lately) tended much to the making them in 
favour rather of the French, than Englifh. I 
ipeak of private perfons, not of the relpedive 
government. The chief officer in command 
at the caftle, keeps a good look out to Ice 
when the Indians come down the lake with 
their poultry and furrs, and lends a canoe to 
meet them, which conduds them to the callle, 
to prevent any perlon inticing them to put a- 
lhore privately, treating them with lpirituous 
liquors, and then taking that opportunity of 
cheating them. This officer fcems very care- 
full that all quarreling, and even the leal, nuf- 
underftanding, when any happens, be quickly 
made up in an amicable manner, fince a Ipeedy 
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