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1 1 . In order to this he had Inftrudlions, and a Com- 
rnifllon given him by Mr. Uring^ which were perfedlly 
well adjulled to the Delign upon which he was lent •, 
and in the mean Time Governor Uring remained at Aii'- 
tviua^ where he had all the Civilities paid him, and ail 
the Services done him by the Governor, and other Perfons 
in Authority, that he could either defireor expedi; ^ which, 
in fome Meafure, mitigated his Iharp Senfc of the Mif- 
fortunes he had met with •, for he was both a capable and 
an honeft Man ; one who had the Service very much at 
Heart, and who difcharged his Duty fo pundlually, even 
in this difaftrous Undertaking, as to preferve his Re- 
putation, and to merit a kind Reception from his gene- 
rous Mailer the Duke of Montague^, who was fo wife as 
to expect no more from a Man than was in his Power, and 
fo good as to commend and reward him who did that, 
though it was not attended with the happy Confequences 
that might have been expected from it. This Gentleman 
did not remain long at Antigua^ before he was made fen- 
ffble that there was as little, or rather lefs Hopes of 
making a Settlement at St. Vincent than he by Expe- 
rience had found there was of fixing a Colony on St. 1m- 
cia\ {oxQ‘ec^t.John BraitHvaite., returning from his un- 
fuccefsful Expedition, delivered to Governor Uring., in 
Jullification of his own Condudt, and for the Satisfaction 
of his Grace the Duke of Montague., the following Ac- 
count of the Meafures he had taken for executing the 
Commiffion granted to him, in order to fix a Settlement 
on his Majefty’s Illand of St. Vincent. This Paper be- 
ing equally curious and important, andalfo entirely hillo- 
rical, we lhall give the Reader an Extract of it in that 
Gentleman’s own Words. 
The Report John Braithwaite /c Nathaniel 
Uring, E/j;. 
“ InPurfuance of a Refolution in Council, and your 
‘‘ Order for fo doing the- Day you failed with his Grace’s 
“ Colony for Antigua, I failed with the Griffin Sloop, in 
“ Company with his Majefliy’s Ship the JVinchelfea, to 
“ St. Vincent : We made the Illand that Night, and the 
“ next Morning run along the Shore, and faw feveral 
“ Indian Huts, but as yet no Indians came off to us, 
“ nor could we get alhore to them, by reafon there was 
no Ground to anchor in. Towards the Evening two 
“ Indians came on board, and told us we might anchor 
in a Bay to leeward, and v/hen we were at Anchor 
, they would bring their General on board. Here we 
cams to an Anchor in deep Water, and very dangerous 
for the Sloop. One whom they called General came 
on board with feveral others, to the Number of 
twenty-two. I entertained them very handfomely, and 
made the Chief fome trifling Prefents; but found him 
to be a Perfon of no Confequence, and that they called 
him Chief to get fome Prefent from me. Here two 
of the Indians were fo drunk that they would not go 
alhore, but flaid on board fome Days, and were 
“ well entertained. After this, little Winds and great 
“ Currents drove us olf for feveral Days, but at laft we 
came to an Anchor in a fpacious Bay to the leeward of 
all the Hand, the Draught of which I ordered to be 
taken by our Surveyor, for your better underftand- 
‘‘ ing the Place, being the only one where a Settlement 
could be made. The Ship and Sloop were fcarce 
come to an Anchor before the Strand of the Shore 
“ was covered with Inddans, and amongft them we 
“ could difeover a white Man, who proved to be a 
“ Frenchman. I tookCapt. Watfon in the Boat with me, 
‘‘ with a Frenchman, and immediately went on Shore. 
As foon as I came amongft them, I afleed v/hy they 
“ appeared all armed, for every Man had aCutlafs; fome 
fad Mufkets, Piftols, Bows and Arrows, Cfr. They 
With very little Ceremony enclofed me, and carried 
“ me up the Country for about a Mile, over a little 
Rivulet, where I was told I was to fee their General : I 
** found him fitting amidft a Guard of about an hundred 
Indians ; thofe nearefl his Perfon had all Mufleets, the 
reft Bows and Arrows ; and all obferved a great 
“ Silence: He ordered me a Seat, zndi ^.Frenchfnan idioodi 
“ at his Right-hand, for an Interpreter : He demanded 
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of me, What brought me into his Country, and of 
what Nation I told him, Englifo and I was put 
“ in to wood and water, as not caring to fay any thing 
“ elfe before the Frenchman', but told him, if he would 
“ be pleafed to come on board our Ships, I would leave 
Englijhtnen in Hoftage for thofe he fhould be pleafed 
to take along with him. But I could not prevail 
with him, cither to come On board, or fuffer me to 
“ have Wood or Water. He faid, he was informed 
“ we v/ere come to force a Settlement. And we had no 
“ way to remove that Jealoufy but by getting under fail. 
“ As foon as I found what Influence the Frenchma7t\ 
“ Company had upon him I took my Leave, after 
“ making fuch Replies as I thought proper, and return- 
“ ed to my Boat, under a Guard •, and when I came to 
“ the Shore, I found the Guard was increafed by a 
“ Number of Negroes, all armed with Fuzees. I got 
‘‘ into my Boat without any Injury, and went on 
“ board to Capt. Orme, and told him my ill Succefs, 
“ Immediately after I fent afliofe the Sloop’s Boat 
“ with a Mate, with Rum, Beef, Bread, fdr. with 
“ fome Cutlafles ; and ordered a Frenchman vTio went 
“ with the Mate, to defire the Guard to condiid them 
“ to their General, and to tell him, that though he de- 
“ nied me the common Good of Water, and a little 
ufelefs Wood, neverthelefs I had fent him fuch Re- 
frefliments as our Ships afforded. Our People found 
the Frenchman gone, and that then Indian Gene- 
ts ral feemed pleafed, and received what was fent him % 
and in return, fent me Bows and Arrows. Our Peo- 
“ pie had not been long returned but the General fent a 
“ Canoe with ten Chief Indians, who fpoke very good 
French, to thank me for my Prefects, and to afk 
“ Pardon for his refufing me Wood and W ater, and 
affured me I might have what I pleafed ; and they 
‘‘ had Orders to tell me, if I pleafed to go afliore again 
“ they were to remain Hoftages for my civil Treatment. 
“ I fent them on board the Man of War j and with 
“ Capt. JVatfon went alhore. I was well received, 
“ and conducted as before : But now I found the Bro- 
ther, the Chief of the Negroes, was arrived with 
five hundred Negroes, moft armed with Fuzees. 
They told my Interpreter, they were fure we were 
“ come to force a Settlement, or elfe rhey would not 
have denied me what they never before had denied any 
“ Englijh, viz. Wood and Water ; but, if I thought fit, 
“ I might take what I pleafed under a Guard, finding 
“ them in fo good a Humour, I once more introduced 
“ the Defire I had to entertain them on board our Ships, 
and with fome Difficulty I prevailed with them by 
“ leaving Capt. PVatfon affiore under their Guard as a 
“ Hoftage. I carried them on board the King’s Ship, 
“ where they were well entertained by Capt. Omne, who 
“ gave the Indian General a fine Fuzee of his own, and 
‘‘ to the Chief of the Negroes fomething that pleafed 
‘‘ him. Capt. Orme alTured them of the Friend fliip of 
the King of England, &c. The Negro Chief fpoke 
“ excellent French, andjnadeAnfwers with all the French 
“ Compliments. Afterwards I carried them on board 
‘‘ the Duke’s Sloop *, and after opening their Hearts with 
« Vf ine, for they fcorned to drink Rum, I thought it a 
“ good time to tell them my Commiffion, and what 
‘‘ brought me upon their Coaft. They told me, it was 
“ well I had not mentioned it on Shore, for their Power 
“ could not have protedled me ; that it was impoffible ; 
‘‘ the Dutch had before attempted it, but were glad to 
“ retire. They like wife told me, that two French 
“ Sloops had, the Day before we came, been amongft; 
“ them, and gave them Arms and Ammunition, and 
“ affured them, of the whole Force of Martinico for 
“ their Protedlion againft: us : They told them alfo, 
“ that they had driven us from St. Lucia ; and that 
“ we were come now to endeavour a Settlement there ; 
“ and notwithftanding all our fpecious Pretences, v/hen 
“ we had Power we fhould enflave them ; but they de- 
“ dared they would truft no Europeans : That they 
“ owned themfelves under the Protedion of the French, 
“ but would as foon oppofe their fettling among them, 
“ or any A6l of Force from them, as us, They had 
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