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a blanket, and equally divided; and then addressing the 
Chekessas, now, says he, when this tree falls it will give 
the signal of the engagement: therefore be ready. He 
then ordered a small tree to be cut by one of his warriors. 
The issue of the action was, the total destruction of the 
hekessas, and only five killed on his side. They spared 
one of ekessas, whom Kaykay Watonica sent home 
free, to” give the news to the Chekessas, who soon afaeaahe 
peace,* giving up es their pretensions on the west 
of ats eee ts 
The Cherokees. 
I now return to o the.C , and shaie green corn 
dance. I said ae murderer must meulss within a certain 
period, otherwise the life of his nearest friend must pay for 
chad of the murderer; for that reason it is very common to 
see a brother kill bis full brother who has become an - 
sin, not with a spirit of justice, but for self-preservation. 
This is savage philosophy : they say one must die in any 
event; and if the murderer is a coward, it is soon over with 
ees but a. femed: salease can rated as. sang: as she pieeae 
with i dleegiige Point ck ‘ 
“ ees 
sak ange Cooler, 
One oe es dirt-seller ¢ or Serchane of ear 
ih) 
was boasting one day, in my presence, that he had killed 
nine | or ten "Cherokees, aoe had redeemed himself with 
* : The last: ement which took e between the Quaw, pe 
pierre ‘ane . another: ee aah res tol essas, ped ath that 
wedded enpmys/* 
Single combat ; Af youre are victorious jou may. hs 
Mississippi; st ifmine are vieto rious, you must come no 
