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he found her. If this be true it muft be 
Continent moft of the way. 
Another manner of peopling this fide of the 
earth, particularly S. America , might be by 
fome veffels of the Egyptians , Phoenicians or 
Carthaginians being blown off the coaft of 
Guinea to that of Brazil , or the Antilles in 
their courfe, to or from the cape of Good- 
Hope ; in which cafe, for want of thofe Arts 
and Sciences which are not to be found in 
America , before it’s plantation by the whites, 
and which are feldom to be met with in a 
f hips crew, they muft take to that way of life 
our Indians now follow. This conjecture is the 
more probable, as even in the ftate of perfecti- 
on, the art of navigation is now arrived at, 
this accident is often unavoidable. 
But whatever was their origin, our fix nati- 
ons may be now thus charaCterifed : they are 
a fubtile, prudent, and judicious people in 
their councils, indefatigable, crafty, and re- 
vengeful in their wars, the men lazy and in- 
dolent at home, the women continual flaves, 
modeft, very loving, and obedient to their 
husbands. As to the natural difpofition of 
thefe Nations , they are grave, folid, and ftill 
in their recreations, as well as in their councils. 
The Delawar's and Sufquehanahl s, on the 
contrary, are very noify in their recreations, 
and loud in difcourfe ; but all when in liquor, 
whether men or women, take the liberty of 
fhouting 
