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Rh surprise some crews at land, and kill them. It is certain, that they amount to above 30,000 fighting men; but they are such cowards, that 500 Clistinos of Hudson's Bay usually fight 5 or 6000 of them. Their country is of great extent, reaching from the coast opposite to the island of Minguan, on the north side of the mouth of the river St. Laurence, all the way to Hudson's straits. They cross daily to Newfoundland by the straits of Bellisle, which is but seven leagues broad.

HE flying squirrels are of the size of a large rat, and of a whitish grey colour. They are called flying, on account of their passing from one tree to another by the help of a peculiar skin, which stretches out like a wing, when they take these small flights.

seals, called by some people sea calves, are as large as a bull dog. They live almost constantly in the water, and never go far from the sea side. These animals creep more than they walk. Their head is shaped like that of an otter; and their feet resemble those of a goose, but they have no legs. They frequent the cold countries, &c.