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looking neither to the right nor to the left, at the — 
persons who had assembled on the beach to wit- 
ness his debarkation, but preserving the same 
immoveability of countenance until he reached 
the hall, and was introduced to the officers. When 
he had smoked his pipe, drank a small portion of 
Spirits and water himself, and issued a glass to 
each of his companions, who had seated them- 
selves on the floor, he commenced his harangue, 
by mentioning the circumstances that led to his 
agreeing to accompany‘the Expedition, an en- 
gagement which he was quite prepared to fulfil. 
He was rejoiced, he said, to see such great chiefs 
on his lands, his'tribe were poor, but they loved 
white men who had: been their benefactors ; and 
he hoped that our visit would be productive of 
much good to them. ‘The report which preceded 
our arrival, he said, had caused much grief to 
him. It was at first rumoured that a great medi- 
cine chief accompanied us, who was able to re- 
store the dead to life; at this he rejoiced, the 
prospect of again seeing his departed relatives 
had enlivened his spirits, but his first communi 
cation with Mr. Wentzel had removed these vain 
hopes, and he felt as if bis friends hada second 
time been torn from him. He now wished to be 
informed exactly of the nature of our expedition. 
In reply to this speech, which I understood had 
