

n during the war and incorporated with 

 nations, efpecially the young people, 

 did not choofe to return to their native 

 country,-; .though their parents and neareft 

 relations came to them and endeavoured to 

 perfuade them to it, and though it was in 

 their power to do it. The licentious life 

 led by the Indians, pleafed them better than 

 that of their European relations; they drefled 

 like the Indians? and regulated all their 

 affairs in their way. It is therefore difficult 

 to dillinguifh them, except by their colour, 

 which is fomewhat whiter than that of the 

 Indians. There are likewife examples of 

 fome Frenchmen going amongft the Indians 

 and following their way of life. There is 

 ion the contrary fcarce one inftance of an 

 Indians adopting the European cuftoms ; 

 but thofe who were taken prifoners in the 

 war, have always endeavoured to come to 

 their own people again, even after feveral 

 yeajjSf.'of captivity, and though they enjoyed 

 &U the privileges, that wereever-pofTeffed by 

 ithe Europeans ia America. 

 sbS^fljfei^pds,- which we pafled -over^ w^re 

 every where bid oui into corn-fields, meir 



farms 



excellent fidds and 

 s. Near the. to-wq the land is 



