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the fmofce. The commodore returned the compli- 
ment, by inviting them on board the ftiip, but they 
would not favour him with their company, fo we 
embarked and returned to the (hip. We were with 
them near two hours at noon day, within a very few 
yards, though none had the honour of fhaking hands 
but Mr. Byron and Mr. Cummings ; however, we 
were near enough and long enough with them to 
convince our fenfes fo far as not to be caviled out of 
the very exigence of thofe fenfes at that time, which 
fome of our countrymen and friends would abfolutely 
attempt to do. They are of a copper colour, with 
long black hair, and fome of them are certainly nine 
feet if they don’t exceed it. The commodore, who 
is very near fix foot, could but juft reach the top of 
one of their heads, which he attempted, on tip toes, 
and there were feveral taller than him on whom the 
experiment was tried. They are prodigious ftout, 
and as well and proportionally made as ever I faw 
people in my life. That they have fome kind of 
arms among them is, I think, indifputable, from their 
taking methods to convince us they had none at that 
time about them. The women, I think, bear much 
the fame proportion to the men as our Europeans do; 
there was hardly a man there lels than eight feet, 
molt of them confiderably more ; the women, I 
believe, run from 7 1. to 8. Their horfes were ftout 
and bony, but not remarkably tall ; they are in my 
opinion from 15 to 15!. hands. They had a great 
number of dogs, about the fize of a middling pointer, 
with a fox nofe. They continued upon the beach 
till we got under way, which was two hours after 
we got on board ; I believe, they had iome expecta- 
tions 
