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44 but I could not prevail with him either to come 
44 on board, or suffer me to have wood and water. 
44 He said he was informed we were come to 
44 force a settlement, and we had no other way to 
44 remove that jealousy but to get under sail. As 
44 soon as I found what influence the Frenchman’s 
44 company had upon them, I took my leave, after 
44 making such replies as I thought proper, and re- 
44 turned to my boat under a guard. When I came 
44 to the shore I found the guard there were in- 
44 creased by a number of negroes, all armed with 
44 fuzees. I got in my boat, without any injury, and 
44 went on board to captain Orme, and told him 
44 my ill success. 
44 Immediately after, I sent on shore the ship’s 
44 boat with a mate, with rum, beef and bread, 
44 &c. with some cutlasses, and ordered a French- 
44 man who went with the mate, to desire the guard 
44 to conduct them to their general, and to tell him, 
44 that though he denied me the common good of 
44 water and a little useless wood, nevertheless, I 
44 had sent him such refreshments as our ships af~ 
44 forded. Our people found the Frenchman gone, 
44 and that then the Indian general seemed pleased 
44 and received what was sent him, and in return 
44 sent me bows and arrows.” 
“ Our people had not been long returned before 
44 their general sent a canoe, with two chief Indi- 
44 ans, who spoke very good French, to thank me 
44 for my presents, and to ask pardon for his refu- 
