the course of a few weeks afterwards for less than first cost. Vendues are very hurtful to trade; there they are held daily, Sundays and Saturdays excepted, at which the Jews, a numerous tricking tribe, are permitted to exercise their talents, and are often "a little roguish in money

matters."

On every fide, their pliant tongues
Roar out, "who bids;" the whole day long
They stretch and strain their brazen lungs,
With "going, going-there, its gone."

These Christ-killing dogs exert every base means to impose upon Christians; even their children are trained to villainy, keep pedling stands in the streets from morning until night, and are keen, cunning little sharpers.

Ever since the murdering of God Almighty, they are remarkably fond of gold and silver, and very expert at mixing base metals together, and polishing and gilding the same; these foreskinclipped scoundrels have clipped and sweated almost all the coin, so that every unmilled piece of gold is weighed and wrapped in paper, with the weight and value endorsed; -hear what Jeremiah fays of them:

"For every one, from the least even unto the "greatest, is given to covetousness; from the prophet even unto the priest, every one dealeth falny."

Be

Be always cautious how you purchase gold or filver ware from them, least they impose that which was stolen, or base metal upon you; and take care how you deal in their stores, for they delight in extortion; and beware of impositions at vendues, for one or more of them commonly attend to forestall at public sales; let your eyes, not their tongues, direct your judgment. There are feveral Jews all over the island, many rich merchants and planters; the whole tribe assist each other with money or credit; so that in a very few years the poorest wandering Jerufalemite will accumulate wealth, they all live miferably mean upon planting, and some trash of damaged herrings, and other saltfish, until they get independent in the world.

Although Jews are not permitted to reprensent in afsembly, nor to hold any public offices under government, yet they are suffered to give evidence among Christians, which I think is a dangerous system, as it is well known they pay no regard to the Chriftian faith. I was credibly informed that the legislature, not twenty years ago, were about enacting a law to allow them no further privileges than mungrels; and it is to be lamented that it was not carried into execution, for they are a vile race. When a dishonest perfon is involved in a law-fuit likely to go against him for want of a material evidence, he may for a small premium get a Jew to attend the courts, whe

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who being properly instructed, will swear to, and prove assertions which he is totally ignorant of, to effect the acquital of the culprit in conformity with his engagement, so that he may thereby the better with certainty ingross the prize.

Jews are very remarkable; there is something curiously ill-looking in their tawny features; I once failed from Charlestown with a Jew pedlar, and several other passengers; a copy of the Jews letter to his friend having fallen in my way, I translated it as follows:

Dear Mofes, this chance is most pleasing to me,
To fend the contents of my mind unto thee;
On board of the Neptune, a passage I took,
With keen cunning notions of having good-look.
My flender adventure was prudently bought,
And such as wou'd answer this market, I thought:
For tobacco, chinkapins, falt, pork, and rice,
I expected to get an extravagant price:
And buoy'd myself up, that I wou'd not repent;
But to fell them, at least, at five hundred per cent.
The first of December, I think, was the day,
That I fet off from Charlestown for Cape Françoise,
In company with monsieurs Quaver and Quiver,
(Two men of fortune, most noble and clever);
Likewife Mr. Randum, a foolish young man,
Monfieur Jaw, a brave count, but meagre and wan;
Mrs. Abraham's, a lady who seem'd very fick,
And her hopeful sweet offspring, master Allick.

But O! those vile Christians henceforth I'll shun;

I was early, and late, the butt of their fun;

My

My * belt and my * girdle, 'and * leathern-horn,
They mock'd with derision each even' and morn;
My hair they compared to that of a hog,
Or the wool of a goat, or the beard of a dog;
And faid that my mother, when pregnant of me,
Was fond of dry'd pork to a longing degree;
Which cruel afperfion they only suppose,
Because there's a mark of a pig on my nose;
I'm deem'd a Mulatto, a cheat, and a knave,
And threat'n'd to be fold for an African slave!
Now keen little Ifaac! David, or Saul;
Or, wife little Solomon, wisest of all!
Again, he's a pedlar! a Chrift-killing Jew!
Nay, Random took pains to lible me too;
Such barbarous redicule hurted me fore,
'Till we came to anchor, and I got a fhore.
But how shall I alter the theme of my fong,
To paint the fad scene, how matters go on :
My heart it does jump, like a bird in a cage,
And flutters about thro' my breast in a rage;
My brain is confus'd, and my fenfes are loft,
To find all my schemes so woefully croft.
How am I confounded! How hard is my fate!
My falt-pork, and ground-nuts, will hardly pay freight;
My chinkapins, dry-fish, and herrings, I fear,
Won't bring me first-cost: O what brought me here!
All merchandize now is at such a low rate,

That, alass! I can't think which way for to cheat;
However, my apples I fold very well,
Because I knew they were rotten as hell;
A Frenchman just bought them, " a pig in a poke,"
At five dollars a barrel-isn't this a good joke?
And now I have rented a store from a Jew,

Who fwears he'll assist me to cheat at vendue;

* When he prayed, he stripped his arın naked and girded it, and

. wore a leathern horn on his forehead.

Where

Where, if I fucceed, I will fettle content,
'Till I muster as much as I gambled and spent;
If not, to Jamaica I shortly will go;
Where I'll meet a rich friend, Alexander Lindo.
My compliments to my sweet coufins and nieces;
I am yours and their servant, David Courtieces.

Executors, administrators, and attornies to estates, often accumulate larger fortunes than the heirs or proprietors; their poor orphans are fadly cheated during their minority, their properties involved, abusfed and reduced, or totally swallowed up by greedy guardians. Cruel fosterors! There the executor, or administrator, possesses himself at once of the European's property as his own; and, regardless of love, honor and gratitude, forgets every tie of friendship, and pays not the least attention to the last request of his nearest and dearest deceased friend, on the execution of the important trust reposed in him; but, on the contrary, blesses the quack's poisonous pills and draughts, which hurried him away, and rejoices more at his own fortunate state than if he was made the heir: He feldom makes remittances; and when from importunities, or other circumstances, he is obliged to make any, they are but triffing, and are commonly accompanied with specious and easy framed apologies, to screen his villainy; such as drought, hurricanes, bad debts, death of flaves and cattle, &c. &c.

I have known many executors and adminiftrators, many attornies and guardians, (feeming honeft