violent temped came on, with thunder] lightning, and rain, which,* however,
foon ceafed, but not before we had fuffered the inéorivênifkce^ëf
being drenched by it, The Indians were very much fatigued] having
been employed in running after wild fowl, which had lately caft their
feathers ; they,' however, caught five fwans, and the fame5 number of
geefe. I founded feveral times in the courfe of thé day, and fotra'd from
four to fix fathoms water
CHAP.
f C H A P T E R III.
Contirttie ö'drcoérfer^Thé Aver Harrows. ' Lo/i the lead. Pajfed a fmall
mirvdefl-•f VtdMit rami iLand öh/Wfmall i f and. > ExpeB to arrive at the
v toébnBdgfhfpemicanfyi an i f and. * ‘*A viéuPofnwwnfyiins.
: Pdfs’fveAêlHncdhtpmehts^'of the nativesl -'Arrive among tne-'ifdnèsi
■ Afchhcl avAMfh ‘Viblenceff' thd'cü^rènti' 1 Icefien along the;banks
*r o f th<r river. Ï Land at‘ a‘ -viffidge "of the natives. Their conduEt and
appearance, ■ Th'eir fabulous fo riesP 1 The Englifh Chief and Indians
^ifoótiiënted. I èbtaih a new g d ik e l1Singular 'cuftoms o f the' natives.
An-account ö f Hkeirdcirices. ' Defiriptionof them perfons, drefs>, orna-
mehtf \ buildings, army for ai«j and 'hunting, ètimes; &c. - Pajfed on
among' ijlands. ‘ Encamped beneath an hill, and prevented from afcending
the rêiiffuiïóes f "Landed at an encampment.1 CotiduEl o f the inha-
'^ kitantsf They aboünd in fabubm- accounts Of dangers. Land at other
' YncampThents.' P rb cu rT flen t^ b f' hares and partridges. -Our .guide
■ 'aiixwm^o ^return. '-■ * ALhnd and alarm thg 'ndtivS; sailed the^ Hare
v Mdiaris, '& c f Exckangè our guide*'* State i f the weather. *•
, 1 * n **§s1 » 1 1 1 %1 * 1 i7%.
I ■ ■ 4 H ■ ■ I I ■ ' Ju)y-
A t half paft <foqr,in the morning we continued^ our voyage, and in wéd^STïf
g^f^qn time,, founds the rk^r narrowed, toQ^oUt half a mile.- Our
courfe was Wefte$ly,,,among iflands^ith, a - feong current. T^ou^ff
the (landjes . l^igh on hgth^fideSj £he banjos thé not perpendicular. . T^hi^
E 2 ' ' courfe