U CONTENTS. : 



CHAPTER VIT. ■ 



Original In habit ants... .The JEmploi/' 



ments, Civil Governme?it, Sz/stem of Ifar, \ 



Education^ Manners, and Customs of the J 



Indians ; the Advantages^ and DisadvaU' \ 



tages of the Savage State. 160 \ 



CHAPTER VHI. ; 



Original l^n abit at^ts.^. .Observations 



on the origin of the Indians, their Antiqui- ). 



ty, progress of Society:, and tendency to :, 



Dissohition. 225 \ 



CHAPTER IX. I 



First Settlements and Wars with i 



THE lNDiANS....Di\cove7'ies and settle' i 



ments in their country by the French, ■ 



Origin and progress of War betxveen the \ 



JVatives and the Europeans. Influence of '\ 



the Priests. French Expeditions. Pro- \ 



eeedings of the Governor of JSfew York. j 



Destruction of Montreal by the Iroquoise, \ 

 From the year 1535, to 1689. 251 



CHAPTER X. I 



W An....The f?'st TFar between the English 



and French Colonies, assisted by the In- ' 



dians ; from the year 1689 to 1750. Ef ] 

 feet of the Revolution in favor of TVil- 



liam and Mary. Plans of the French. \ 



Destruction in New Hampshire, ^ Sche- i 



nectady. First attempt to reduce Cana- ; 



da. Sentiments of the Indians on that j 

 occasion. French Expedition against the 



Mohawks. Destruction of Deerfeld. Se- j 



icoud Expedition against Canada. Pro- j 



(feedings of Schuyler. Third attempt tQ \ 



