^ 9- tribe, though they were afraid of acknowledging it.
- ' tions, it was evident that they had not received any notice of fpr being-
in thefe pavs^y .
They would not acknowledge that they h^A auy WQPebf-with them,
though we had few- tbfflS rumapg tq woods ; but psetend^-tftat
they had been left at a confiderable diftance from the river,;witbpfome’
relation^, who were engaged in killing rein-deer. Thefe people had
Iree^Imre bu£ a. fhp^ time, apd .thf i^Jp d^ ^ ^ j;n{^t , y^; completed ;
nor l^ds they any ^ h in a ftate p f prep,ar^ion TPTHthWvf#^^}hon* I
gave them a knife and fotpe beadstfofuspfc hnlT-'ait r i ! ! 0 t r 1.’Pth
which they fpHt thefe tia§oe^ood.; gJ3bf$$£ ggMg Indian having brpkfit
his paddle, attempted to take ope of theirs, which-y^S immediately Cbn-
tefted by its oynier, and on ^hiterferingto pt^ent t fe^ o filw iJK o f*
he manifefted his gratitude to me- on tbe-o.ccafionv We loft, an hqmr
and a half in this conference.
The Englilh chief was during the whole of the tfenf in thi
where fome of the hidden property was. difcoyeredjhuhJ^^Qin^g contrived
to elude the .fearch that was made after them. Some of thefe
articles were purloined, but I was ignorant. o f ifeis circrtmftaajce till .-we
had taken our departure* or I {hould certainly have given an aipple remuneration.
Our chief exprefled his difpfeafure at their running jjwtty
to conceal themfelves, their property, and their young womens in very
bitter terms, fie faid his heart was let againft thefe flayesj apd complained
aloud o f bis disappointment in coming fo far without feeing the
natives, and getting fomething front them.
We
‘ We employed the fail and the paddle fince ten this morning, and >789.
pitched our tent^at feven in fh6 evening. We had fib ftfoner encamped u iljll
than we were vifited by an Indian whom we had feen before, and whofe
family wa& & a'ftmall diftance up the river: at nine he left us.; The
weather was clear and’ lerene.
We embarked r-his morning at' a quarter paft three, and at feven we Saturday
palled the fodg© of the Indian who had vifited Us the precedmg%vening;
There appeared to have been more tham'bne family, and we naturally
concluded that our vifitor had madpTuch an unfavourable repori: of us,
as to- induce his companions to- % dfeotir approach^ Their fire was
n^E e&tifigui&ed, and' they had left a ebnfiderable quantity of fife fcat-
tered'about their dwelling.
. Thev weather was now very fuftry; but the current had relaxed o f its
fbree, fo. that the paiddle was fufficient for bur progrels during the
greaieft part of the day.'rtThe inland part of the country is mountainous
ana the banks of the river low, but covered with wood, among which is
the pbpFaf', but ofdmall growth, and rarer firft which we had feen on our
reform A qngbon- alfo flew by us, and hates appeared to be in great
plenty. We palfed many-Indian encampments which we did not fee in
••our pa-ffage down the river. About feven the Iky, to the Weft-ward, became
bf 4 fteel-bfoe colour, with lightning and thunder. We accordingly
landed to prepare ourfelves againft the coming ftorm • but before
w’e could ere£fc our tents, it came on with fuch violence, that we expelled
it to carry-every thing before it. The ridge-pole o f my tent was
broken in the middle, where it was- found, and nine inches- and an half in
M circumference;