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prepared to witness; their learning and 
attainments in general education and in- 
formation really astonishing ; all dressed in 
English style; the men a fine race, and the 
women and children very pretty, and their 
manner really of a superior order, ever 
smiling and joyous ; but one mind and one 
wish seems to actuate them all. Crime 
appears to be unknown, and if there is really 
true happiness on earth, it surely is theirs. 
" The island is romantic and beautiful ; 
the soil of the richest description, yielding 
almost every tropical fruit and vegetable: 
in short, it is a little paradise. I examined 
their laws, added a few to them, assembled 
them all in the church, and addressed them, 
saying how gratified I was to find them in 
the happy state they were, advising them 
to follow in the steps of virtue and rectitude 
they had hitherto done, and they would 
never want the sympathies of their country- 
men (i. e. English) who were most interested 
about them. I added such advice as I 
thought useful, and such suggestions as 
would, of course, be to their advantage. 
It was really affecting to see these primitive 
