Address this little Performance to you, from a much better Motive, and from a more intimate Acquaintance with your Heart and Understanding, than Dedicators are ufually actuated by, in their Addreffes to their Patrons. INDEED, I neither confider you in the Light of the latter, nor myfelf in that of the former, but as Friend to Friend; and this Epiftle arifes from an Ambition, that my Name and yours may be seen thus publickly united together. If the World find in me, as a Writer, as many Excellencies and Virtues as I know exist in you as a Man, I fhall feel no Pain for the Reception of whatever may be contained in the following Sheets. BUT left I should deviate from the Path of Friendship and Intimacy, into that of Panegyric; and my Impulfe, and Love of doing Justice to your Character, carry me beyond what you will like to fee; I here conclude myself, Your most obedient Servant, London, May 30, 1755 J. SHEBBE ARE. CON CONTENTS HE Beginning of this Hiftory. Strange Folks in Men and Women among the Indians, much like those amongst the Britons. Garangula's Opinion of the Joys of Love, very different from those of Yarico, First Rife of drawing Faces in America, perhaps in Cannaffatego's Journey to New-York. The Defcription СНАР. The happy Union of Courage and Prudence exemplified in the Behaviour of the honourable Captain Charles Bounce, together with a difereet Prefervation of his A Differtation on Courage in quite a new Way, whicḥ, The Defcription of Phelim Mac Valor, firft Lieutenant of the and Mr. Probit, the fecond; their dif ferent Difpofitions, together with the Defcription of Parfon Pugh the Welch Chaplain, and Sandy Mac- Two Ladies of very different Shapes, and Degrees of |