NOTICES relative to fame of the NATIVE TRIBES of NORTH 

 AMERICA, by JOHN DUNNE, I.S>q^Read May 3^, 1802. 



Section i. 



A Anxiously availed myfelf of a favourable opportunity which occurred^,. 

 to obtain feme infight into the real Hate of the natives of North Ame- 

 rica. I knew from a thoufand fources, that they hunted, and fought, 

 and harangued, that they danced and fung, and an^ufed themfelves with 

 various fports ; but I was at a lofs to know whether they were fatif- 

 fied with thofe exertions of their powers, or amufed themfelves iu their 

 hours of leifure, between the bufy afts of life, with esercifes of me- 

 mory, invention and fancy ; whether they laughed and wept at fifti- 

 tious tales as we do, and conjured up the forms of imaginary beings 

 to divert and inftruft them. Not content with feeing the bark of a 

 Wigwam, and the outfide ceremonial exhibited to ftrangers, I wiflied 

 to know what paffed in its receffes, and in the hearts of its inhabitants. 

 My wiflies were, in this refpeft, fully gratified by the friendfliip of a 

 Miami Chief, who, adopting me according to their cuftom, in the place 

 of a deceafed friend, by whofe name I was dillinguiflied, entered warmly 

 into my views, and gave me his confidence. I have derived from him 

 a great deal of information relative to his countryitien, which I at lead 

 think interefting. For the prefent, I Ihall confine myfelf to notices re- 

 fpecting this friendly chief, and fome of the works of Indian fancy, 



which 



