For their increase and prosperous advancement, it is highly necessary tliat those sent out be first of aU weU provided with means both of support and defence, and tliat being Freemen, they be settled there on a free tenure ; that all they work for and gain be their's to dispose of and to sell it according to their pleasiu'e ; that whoever is placed over them as Commander act as their Father not as tlieir Executioner, leading them with a gentle hand ; for whoever rules them as a Friend and Associate will be beloved by them, as he who wiU order them as a superior will subvert and nullify every thing ; yea, they will excite against him the neighbouring provinces to which they will fly. 'Tis better to rule by love and friendship than by force.

At the same time that the fleet arrived from Archangel, a large quantity of otter skins were received here in Amster- *^skhi°"" ^^^ from France, finer tlian had ever been seen in l\m country. They were the product of Canada and the circumjacent places. The Tribes are. in the habit of clotlnng themselves with them ; the fur or hair inside, tlie smooth side without, whicli, however, they paint so beautifully that, at a distance, it resembles lace. It is the opinion that they make use of the best for that purpose; what has poor fur they deem unsuitable for their clothing. When they bring their commodities to the Traders, and find they are desirous to buy them, they make so very little matter of it, that they at once rip up the skins tliey are clothed with and sell tliem as being the best. They use