206 Jonrney across this Continent 
tains. Our nation extended itself along the great water where 
this large river loses itself, but as our enemies were become 
very numerous, and very wicked, our Sutis sent some of 
our subjects who lived near this tiver, to examine whether 
we could retire into the couutry through which it flowed.— ~ 
The country on the east side of the river being found ex- 
tremely pleasant, the Great Sun, upon the return of those 
who had examined it- ordered all his subjects who lived in 
the plains, and who still defended themselves against the an- 
tients of the country, to remove into this land, here to build 
a temple, and to preserve the eternal fire: “ 
“A great part of our nation accordingly settled here, 
where they lived ia peace aud abundance for several genera- 
tions; the Great Sun, and those who had remained with him, - 
never thought of joining us, belng tempted to contin ue where 
they were by the pleasantness of the country, which was 
very warm, and by the weakness of their enemies who had 
fallen into civil dissentions in consequence of the ambition of 
one of their chiefs, who wanted to raise himself from a state’ 
of equality with the other chicfs of the villages, and to treat 
all the people of his nation as slaves. During those discords 
among our enemies, some of them even entered into an alli- 
ance with the Great Sun, who still remained in our old coun- 
try, that he might conveniently assist other brethren who 
had settled on the banks of the great water to the east of the 
large river, and extended themselves so far ou the coast, and 
among the isles, that the Great Sun did not hear of them, 
sometimes for five or six years together. 
“It was not till after many generations that the Great 
Suns came and joined us in this country, where, from the fine 
climate’ and the peace we had enjoyed, we had multiplied 
like the leaves of the trees. Warriors of fire who made the 
carth to tremble, had arrived in our old couutry, and having 
entered into an alliance with our brethern, conquered our 
ancient 
