NO. 4 JACQUES LEMOYNE DE MORGUES BUSH NELL 5 



During the summer of 1564, while Fort Carolina was being con- 

 structed by Laudonniere, " several chiefs visited our commander, and 

 signified to him that they were under the authority of a certain king 

 named Saturioua, within the limit of whose dominions we were, whose 

 dwelling was near us. and who could muster a force of some thou- 

 sands of men." 



Saturioua soon desired to see the work being done by the French 

 and visited the site chosen for the fort. " He sent forward, however, 

 some two hours in advance of his own appearance, an officer with a 

 company of a hundred and twenty able-bodied men, armed with bows, 

 arrows, clubs, and darts, and adorned, after the Indian manner, with 

 their riches ; such as feathers of different kinds, necklaces of a select 

 sort of shells, bracelets of fishes' teeth, girdles of silver-colored balls, 

 some round and some oblong; and having many pearls fastened on 

 their legs. Many of them had also hanging to their legs round flat 

 plates of gold, silver, or brass, so that in walking they tinkled like 

 little bells. This officer, having made his announcement, proceeded to 

 cause shelter to be erected on a small height near by of branches 

 of palms, laurels, mastics, and other odoriferous trees, for the accom- 

 modation of the king." And soon the great chief arrived, " accom- 

 panied by seven or eight hundred men, handsome, strong, well-made, 

 and active fellows, the best-trained and swiftest of his force, all under 

 arms as if on a military expedition." The meeting proved one of great 

 interest to both French and Indian. Laudonniere made known to 

 Saturioua that he had been " sent by a most powerful king, called 

 the King of France, to offer a treaty by which he should become a 

 friend to the king here, and to his allies, and an enemy to their 

 enemies ; an announcement which the chief received with much plea- 

 sure. Gifts were then exchanged in pledge of perpetual friendship 

 and alliance." The Indians soon departed, but the French hastened 

 with greater energy the completion of the fort. 



Some days passed and the time arrived when Saturioua desired to 

 test the sincerity of the French. " The chief sent messengers to 

 M. de Laudonniere, not only to confirm the league which had been 

 made, but also to procure the performance of its conditions, namely, 

 that the latter was to be the friend of the king's friends, and the enemy 

 of his enemies ; as he was now organizing an expedition against 

 them." A vague, ambiguous reply was received by the messengers and 

 by them carried to Saturioua. The great chief then visited the fort, 

 accompanied by a large number of men. He attempted to have the 

 French go with him on his expedition against his enemies farther up 

 the river but they declined. " Failing, however, to obtain what he 



