io July 1749. 



before, killed the brother of one of thefe 

 Indians, who were then gone out to attack 

 them. According to their cuftom they cut 

 oft the fkull of the dead man, and took it 

 with them, together with his clothes and 

 his fon, who was about nine years old. 

 As foon as they came within a mile effort 

 S.t. Frederic, they put the fkull on a pole, in 

 the fore part of the boat, and (houted, as a 

 fign of their fuccefs. They were drefled 

 in ihirts, as ufual, but fome of them had 

 put on the dead man's clothes; one his coat, 

 the other his breeches, another his hat, 

 &c. Their faces were painted with ver- 

 million, with which their {hirts were 

 marked acrofs the fhoulders. Moft of 

 them had great rings in their ears, which 

 teemed to be a great inconvenience to them, 

 as they were obliged to hold them when 

 they leaped, or did any thing which re- 

 quired a violent motion. Some of them 

 had girdles of the fkins of Rattle-fnakes, 

 with the rattles on them ; the fon of the 

 murdered man had nothing but his fhirt, 

 breeches and cap, and the Indians had 

 marked his (boulders with red. When 

 they got on fhore, they took hold of the 

 pole on which the fkull was put, and 

 danced and fung at the fame time. Their 

 view in taking the boy> was to carry him to 



their 



