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& Asiatic Indians by Major Mercer, R, A, 245 
SECESSION FROM 
TRIBES. 
FRIENDS. 
CHAMPIONS. 
WAR CHIEFS, 
MAGAZINES. 
LABIALS, 
We find it no uncommon thing for 
Parties, to secede from their own 
Tribe, and obtain adoption in one 
of another Nation—For an account 
of a similar practice amongst the Af- 
ghauns, see Elphinstone’s Caubul, 
vol. 1. p. 273, 4to. 
See in the same author vol. 2. pp, 
4-5 Ed. Svo. an account of alliances 
formed between two young Afghanns 
mutually to fight for each other, and 
compare it with the account of simi- 
lar engagements amongst the Sioux, 
&c, given by Major Long’s Expd. 
to St. Peter’s river, vol. 1. p. p. 233 
A36. 
Elphinstone vol. 2. p. 29, describes 
those of the Eusozyes an Afghaun 
Tribe. Something very similar is 
found amongst the Tribes W. of the 
Mississipi. 
The same Authpr describes a prace 
tice of the Afghauns in chosing a 
Chief, (different from the hereditary 
Chief) to conduct a War, which is 
precisely that of the Indian Tribes, 
See his Caubul 8vo. vol. 2. p, 186, 
The earliest European visitors among 
the Indians describe their mode of 
storing their corn &c. which is the 
same as that now practised by the 
Kamtschadales, Tartars, &c, 
De Guigues, Timskowski &e, &e, 
observe that the Mantchoux and 
Chinese are unable to pronounce the 
Jetters 
