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we frequently faw a village, as well as their larger towns, 
divided into different diftridts, by low pallifades, or fome 
fimilar mode of feparation. 
The advantage we received from the natives coming to 
live with us, was not inconfiderable. For, every day, when 
the weather would permit, fome of them went out to 
catch fifh; and we generally got, by exchanges, a good 
lliare of the produce of their labours. This fupply, and 
what our own nets and lines afforded us, was fo ample, 
that we feldom were in want of ftifh. Nor was there any 
deficiency of other refrefhments. Celery, fcurvy-grafs, 
and portable foup were boiled with the peafe and wheat, 
for both fhips companies, every day during our whole 
flay; and they had fpruce-beer for their drink. So that, 
if any of our people had contradled the feeds of the fcurvy, 
fuch a regimen foon removed them. But the truth is, 
when we arrived here, there were only two invalids (and 
thefe on board the Refolution) upon the fick lifts in both 
fhips. 
Befides the natives who took up their abode clofe to us, 
we were occafionally vifited by others of them, whofe refi- 
dence was not far off; and by fome who lived more remote. 
Their articles of commerce were, curiofities, fifh, and wo¬ 
men. The two firft always came to a good market; which 
the latter did not. The feamen had taken a kind of diflike- 
to thefe people; and were either unwilling, or afraid, to 
affociate with them; which produced this good effedt, that 
I knew no inftance of a man’s quitting his ftation, to go to 
their habitations. 
A connedtion with women I allow, becaufe I cannot pre¬ 
vent it; but never encourage, becaufe I always dread its 
confequences, I know, indeed, that many men are of opi- 
R 2 nion. 
1777. 
February. 
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