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« sing me wood and water, and assured me I might 
“ have what I pleased j and they had orders to tell 
“ me if I pleased to go ashore again, they were to 
remain hostages fof my civil treatment. I sent 
“ them on board the man of war, and with captain 
Watson went on shore. I was well received 
<c and conducted as before. But now I found the 
“ brother of the chief of the negroes was arrived* 
fe with five hundred negroes, most armed with 
<e fuzees. They told my interpreter they were as- 
“ sured we were come to force a settlement, or 
“ else they would not have denied me what they 
“ never before denied any English, viz. wood and 
“ water: But if I pleased, I might take in what I 
“ wanted under a guard. Finding them in so good 
<c a humour, I onee more introduced the desire 1 
“ had to entertain them on board our ships, and 
“ with some difficulty prevailed with them, by 
“ leaving captain Watson on shore under their 
<c guard as a hostage. I carried them on board the 
“ king’s ship, where they were well entertained by 
“ captain Qrme, wffio gave the Indian general a 
tc fine fuzee of his own, and to the chief of the 
<e negroes something that pleased him. Captain 
sc Orme assured him of the friendship of the king 
“ of England, &c. The negroe chief spoke ex- 
celient French, and gave answers with the French 
4< compliments. Afterwards I carried them on 
sc board the Duke’s sloop, and after opening their 
hearts with wine, for they scorned to drink rum, 
** I thought it a good time to tell them my commis- 
** slon, and what brought me on their coast. They 
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