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his letters. " I make no doubt, bnt 
fome of your readers will confider 
the adventures of thefe failors In the 
fame light as they do the Englifh hi- 
ftory of Roblnfon Crufoe. But however 
ingenious that composition is, a compa- 
rifon with this Narrative will prove 
much in your favour ; as the former is 
all fiction, whereas your fiibjecl. confifls 
of fa els fufficiently authenticated. And 
Crufoe is reprefented as having almoft 
loft what knowledge he had of Chris- 
tianity; but our failors carefully retained 
their religious principles, and, as they 
affured me, never wholly departed from 
their confidence in the g;ooc!nefs of God, 
to be exerted in their behalf, even in 
this world." 
FINIS. 
