A P P E N D I X .
G E N E R A L R E M A R K S .
T H E read er o f th e p re c ed in g n ar rative w i ll h a v e fe en, th a t after
m an y u n tow a rd o ccurren ce s , and a confid erable lap fe o f tim e , th a t
fr ien d ly in te r courfe w i th th e n ativ e s w h ic h had be en fo e a rn e ftly
defired w a s at len g th e fta b lilh e d ; and h a v in g n e v e r been m a te r ia lly
in te r ru p ted , thefe remote iflanders h a v e been fh ew n liv in g in confid erable
numbers am o n g us w ith o u t fe a r o r r e f t r a in t ; a cq u ir in g o u r langu
a g e ; re a d ily fa llin g in w i th o u r manners and cu ftoms ; e n jo y in g the
eomforts o f ou r c lo th in g , and re lifh in g th e v a r ie t y o f ou r fo o d . W e
faw th em die in o u r h ou fe s, and th e p lace s o f th e d eceafed in ftan tly
filled b y others, w h o ob fe rv ed n o th in g in th e fate o f th e ir p redeceflors
to deter th em from liv in g w i th u s , and p la c in g th a t en tire con fid en ce
in us w h ich it w a s o u r in te re ft and o u r p leafure to cu ltiv a te . T h e y
h a v e be en a lw a y s allow ed fo' fa r to be th e ir ow n matters,, th a t w e
n e v e r , o r but ra re ly , inter rupted th em in a n y o f th e ir de fign s , ju d g in g
that b y fu ffe r in g th em to liv e w i th us as th e y w e r e a c cu ttom ed to do
b efore w e came am o n g th em , w e fh o u ld fo on e r attain a k n ow le d g e o f
th e ir manners and cu ftoms , th an b y w a ftin g till w e had acquired a
competent tk ill in th e ir la n g u a g e to co n v e r fe w i th them. O n th is •
p r in cip le , w h en th e y aflembled to dance o r to fig h t b efore ou r h o u fe s ,
w e n e ve r difperfed, b u t f r e e ly attended th e ir m e e tin gs . T o th em this
attention o f ours appeared to be agreeable and u fe fu l ; fo r th o fe w h o
happened to be w o u n d ed in th e ir contefts in fta n tly lo o k ed o u t fo r one 1
o f our fu rgeon s j and d ifp la y ed entire con fid en c e in h is fk ill, and g re a t'
b ra v e r y in th e firmnefs w i th w h ic h th e y b o re th e kn ife and the
probe.
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