fonable gratification. They were alfo.fumiftied with a lew articles that
might be of ufe if they fhould meet with ftrangers. t
In a Abort time after we had left the ihoufe, I few a.wooden canoe
coming down the river» with three natives in it,fvfoo, as fo©n as they
perceived us,rtiade;fpr the fhore, and hurried into.the woods. On paf-
fing foeir yeffcl, we dafeovered it to be one o f thofe which/ wqfoad: teen
at the lodges. A fevere guft of wind, with rain, came from the-South*
Solith-Eait. This we found to be a very, prevalent wind in thefe parts.
We foon paffed another wooden canoe 4 #awn ifforo foremoft on the
fhore; a circumflance which we had .not hitherto.obferyed. The men
worked very hard, and though I imagined we went a-head, yery fait, we
Could not reach the lodges, but landed for foemight at nine,clQfe fothe
encampment o f two families of the natives whom we had formerly feen
at the lodges. I immediately went and;rjfot down with them, *whenjthey
gave fome roafbed fiih; two o f my men who followed me. were gratified
alfb with fome o f their provifions. The youngeft of the two natives
now quitted the fhed, and did not return during the time Iremafoed
there. I endeavoured to explain to the- other .by figns,; thg eaufo. pf
my futiden return, which he appeared to underftand. -In foe mean
time my tent was pitched, and on my going to it,. I wa# r^hey^fur-
prifed that he did not follow me, as he had been cop^anfo wi):^.®^
daring the day and night I had paffed with -his party on going down.
We, however, went to reft in a ftaie ©f perfect fecurity; nor had we
the leaft apprehenfoxn for foe fafaty o f our .people who were gonyl^y
land.
We
We were in ©ur canoe by fos? foh ffifrnihg, and paffed by the Indian
hut, which appeared in a ftate of p^rfeff tranquillity. We foon came in
fight of the pqint where' we Irft few the natjvps, aqd at eight were much
furprifedand difap pointed at feeing Mr. Mackay, and opr two Indians
coming, afone sffofo ^ an hofrfe that hbd been partly carried
away fey the ice arid wafftv It a foort foftafrge; below tbe place where we
had appointed to - No# Was our forprjfe and apprehepfion dimi-
nifhed by the which wuspaifrlfcd in th|ir cpuntefratiPfs?* *- When we.
had landed, they inf(»'r»ed- the that they had taken refuge in that place,
with the determination to fell then liye§, which they confidered in the
fooft impaieent dangers asdear asftoiSble, In a very (hurt time after they
had lefths, fhfry met a pasty o f foe fadians, whom W§ had known at fo?§
place, and were probably thole whom we had feen to l§nd fpom foeif
(dainpi.-; They appeared to be in a ftate o f ejettome rage, and had their
hows bfot/wifokbeir.arrow&laorois ftlbem. The guid# Hopped to affe
them fomequeftibas, which my people did not underhand, and foen fet
off with his utmoft fpeed. Mr. Mackay, however, did n.ot leaye him
ftill they were both exhaufted with 'running. ' When the young man
dame up, he then faid, that fome treacherous defiga .\^ts meditated agaxnft
■ them, as he was -induced fe>| believe^ from the declaration of the natives,,
who told him that they were’ going to do mifobief, but refufed to name
the enemy. The guide -then conducted them through very bad w-ays; as
faft as they-could run; and when he was deliredto llacken his pace,
he1 anfwered. that they might follow him in any manner they pleafed, but
that he was impatient to get to his family-, in order to prepare fhoes, and
other neceffaries,' for Ms journey.' They did not, however, think it prudent
to quit him, and he would not flop till te-n at night. -On paffing a
track
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1793’
June.
Monday 24.