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preffed his furprize, that a fubftance fo fmall to the eye 
fhould be fo very ponderous to the touch ; he fhewed it 
diredlly to the Malay , who defcribed to him the ufe of it, 
and feemed to be expatiating on the nature of fire-arms, 
for when he had done he wifhed that one of our mu fleets 
might be fhewn them, that they might better comprehend 
their power and ufe. 
Our people had in the tents two dogs, who were con¬ 
fined clofe to the place where their arms were depa¬ 
rted ; one of them was a large Newfoundlander , who had 
been brought up at fea from a puppy, the other a fpaniel; 
the Newfoundland dog had been the favourite of every one 
on board, being a mod excellent guard, and had been taught 
during the voyage an infinite number of tricks, by 
which he afforded fo much amufement to the whole crew, 
that there was not a failor belonging to the Antelope 
who would not have rifked his life for the dog. On enter¬ 
ing the tent with their new friends, one of our people went 
before to the dogs, to fee they were tied up, and to prevent 
any furprize to their vifitors ; no fooner had they entered 
the tent, than the two dogs fet up a moft violent barking, 
and the natives a noife but little lefsloud; our people fcarcely 
at hrft knew whether it arofe from fear, or was expreffive of 
afioni fitment; they ran in and out of the tent, and appeared 
to wifli they might be made to bark again; but the Malay 
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