quarters of a- mile^Eaft by.«$*»*$ M f >Hnfof$orith-Eaft byEaft fidSE'S
mjle, Eaft-North-Eaft three quarters of a mile, when it veered, t-p Sorith-
■ Siquth-Eaft half a mile, then back;-to Eaft*(whe.n a bine mountain, clear
gfjnqw, appeared a-head)one mile, and an hall^NortkEaft b y Eaft
half .a milek; Eaft: by North ones mile* when it veered Snni-h-Faft half
-a mile, then on to North-Weft three quarters of a mile, -and bach to
North-Eaft by Eaft half -a mile, South by Weft a .quarter of mile*
Nqrth-Eaft by Raft .to , North-North-E,aft hM^imilfe^boifth-'SotttKJEaft
a quarter of a mile, and Eaft by Hbrth half a.mile:* here we perceiv6d'a
fraell of. fire* and in a (hort time heard-.pejaple in the woods, as j f iria
ftate of greatuonfufton, which was qceafioned, |p§f|| afterwards't&deir-
ftood, by themdifcdyeey?o f us.' At the fahie,time this.unetfp.e&edcir-‘
cumftance produced fome little difeompofureamong; outfelve^ a^pur
arms weremot in a ftate o f • preparation,' and. ?*?> •
afeertain the number of the party. I confidered, .that if thpfefwere but
few it would be needlefs to purfue them, as it would riot'be probable
that we Ihould overtake them in thefe thick woods; and if they: *ere numerous,
it would be an aft of great imprudence to make therattempt, at
leaft during their prefent alarm. I therefore -ordered ©y/pfebpM td fttike
off to the oppofite fide, that we might fee if any o f them had! fuflicient“
courage to remain; but,, before we were half oyer the fiveEtwhidH; in
this part, is not more than an hundred yards wide, two. men. appeared bh
a .rifing ground over againft us,-brandi(hing their f]pears, difplaying tHeir
bows and arrows, and accompanying their hoftile geftures with loud
vociferations. My interpreter did not hefitate to affure them, that they
, might difpel their apprehenfions, as we were white people, who mediated.
no injury, but were, on the contrary, defirous o f demonftra■ tineOevery
markoof kindpefs ‘.arid friendfhip. They did not, however, feem
difpqfed to confide in qur declarations, and a&ually threatened, if we
VerP; moré fully fatisfied of our peaceable inten-
dijfeh®'go #hqh‘ arrowSiat us; This was a decided
; at t he fo mè time I readily com*
plied with theirrpropqfitio%varid after, fome time had paffed in hearing
ab^: abbYqfmg tbekifueftiqnsyjhey cbnfented to our landing, though not
without ^etrayiqg very evident fymptornSjC^ fear and diftruft; They,
' 1 aid'afide .their weapons, and when I ftepped forward and took
by ithe hand,- one of, them, but with a very tremulous aftion,
drew bis kuife frpru his fleeve, and prefented it to me as a mark o f his
fubmiff^t to,,my wilfand pleafure. On our firft hearing the.noife of
thefe peop|e in the woods, we difplayed our flag, which was now {hewn
to | lbem as q, token of friendlhip. They examined us, arid every thing
about; i||jl with a minute, .and v fufpicjoüS) attention. They had heard, in-
•ÉlÊ^pf vbite men,,but this was the firft time that they had ever feen an
j¥f™^r? be>ng, pf a complexion different from their own. The party had
been here but a few hours; nor had they yet ereéled their (heds; and,
qxqept the two men now with us, they had all fled, leaving their little
property behind them. -To thofe which had given us fuch a proof of
their confidence, we>.paid the molt conciliating attentions in our power.
Qnq of them I. font to recal his people, and the other, for very obvious
reafons, we kept with us. v In the mean time the canoe was unloaded, the-
neceffary baggage carried up the hill, and the tents pitched.
. Here I determined,. Remain till the Indians became fo. familiarized
with us, as to give all thejntelligence which we imagined might be obtained