282 June 1749. 



THE little brooks here contain Crawfifh, 

 which are exadly the fame with ours*, 

 with this difference only, that they are 

 fomewhat lefs ; however, the Dutch in- 

 habitants will not eat them. 



Jtmeihe 2%d. WE waited a good while 

 for the Indians, who had promifed to corns 

 home, in order to {hew us the way to Fort 

 St. Ann, and to aflift us in making a boat of 

 bark, to continue our voyage. About eight 

 o'clock three of the men arrived. Their 

 hair was black, and cut fhort ; they wore 

 rough pieces of woollen cloth, of a bright 

 green colour, on their moulders, a fhirt 

 which covers their thighs, and pieces of 

 cloth, or fkins, which they wrap round the 

 legs and part of the thighs. They had 

 neither hats, caps, nor breeches. Two of 

 them had painted the upper part of their 

 foreheads, and their cheeks, with vermi- 

 lion. Round their neck was a ribband, 

 from which hung a bag down to the breaft, 

 containing their knives. They promifed 

 to accompany us for thirty fhillings -, but 

 foon after changed their minds, and went 

 with an Ehglijhman, who gave them more. 

 Thus we were obliged to make this journey 

 quite alone. The Indians, however, were 

 honeft enough to return us fifteen millings,, 

 which we had paid them before-hand. 



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