joo HISTORY OF THE [book m. 
who then inhabited it, belongs properly to this sub¬ 
ject, and cannot but prove entertaining to the rea- 
der. The paper is without date, but it appears from 
Mr. Uring’s memoirs, that this transaction happen¬ 
ed in the spring of the year 1723.” 
“THE REPORT. 
ie In pursuance of a resolution in council, and 
“ your order for so doing, the day you sailed with 
• c his grace’s colony for Antego, I sailed with the 
(t Griffin sloop, in company with his majesty’s ship 
the Winchelsea, to St. Vincent. We made the 
<c island that night, and next morning run along 
£C shore, and saw several Indian huts, but as yet no 
“ Indians came off to us, nor could we get ashore 
(f to them, by reason there was no ground to an- 
<c chor in. Towards the evening, two Indians 
“ came on board, and told us, we might anchor in 
a bay to the leeward, and when we were at an- 
“ chor they would bring their general on board. 
“ Here we came to an anchor in deep water, and 
“ very dangerous for the sloop. One, whom they 
“ call general, came on board, with several others, 
<£ to the number of twenty-two. I entertained 
fC them very handsomely, and made the chief some 
“ trifling presents, but found he was a person of 
f£ no consequence, and that they called him chief 
“ to get some present from me. Here two of 
■ ( the Indians were so drunk they would not go. 
£C ashore, but staid on board some days, and were 
