Voyage in search of La Pérouse : performed by order of the Constituent Assembly, during the years 1791, 1792, 1793, and 1794 . i-<n% dd: Sc. July.] of la perouse. 309 feet only, till they tied to our ropes, the articleswhich they wiflied to barter. If we may judge of the character of thofe na-tives, by their condud; towards us, their difpofi-tions were excellent: an air of goodnefs was ex-preiTed in their features. Very different from thefavages of the little ifland, which we had vifitcdtwo days before, they gave us proofs of great pro-bity. It was furprifmg to meet with fo great
Voyage in search of La Pérouse : performed by order of the Constituent Assembly, during the years 1791, 1792, 1793, and 1794 . i-<n% dd: Sc. July.] of la perouse. 309 feet only, till they tied to our ropes, the articleswhich they wiflied to barter. If we may judge of the character of thofe na-tives, by their condud; towards us, their difpofi-tions were excellent: an air of goodnefs was ex-preiTed in their features. Very different from thefavages of the little ifland, which we had vifitcdtwo days before, they gave us proofs of great pro-bity. It was furprifmg to meet with fo great adifference in the manners of favages, fo little re-moved from each other, and who pradifed thefame arts. The difparity of their conduct towardsus might have proceeded from this; that the fa-vages of the little ifland had dealt only with boats,whereas the others did bufinefs v/ith large fliips,which infpired refpedl. The commanders of the canoes commonlymade the paddlers furrender the articles whichwe had given them. We faw with pain, thatthey fometimes employed violence for this pur-pofe. One of thofe poor people had r
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