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pdmired this heroic deed, which raifes human 

 generofity to the higheft pitch. 



A Cha5iaw^ fpeaking very ill of the French,,, 

 faid, that the Ccllapiffas were their dogs^ /. e, 

 j:heir flaves •, one of thefe, vexed at fuch abufive 

 language, killed the ChoMaw with his gun. The 

 nation of Cha^fazvs^ which is the greateft and 

 mod numerous on this con:inent, armed imme- 

 (diately, and fent deputies to New Orleans to afk 

 •from the governor the head of the murderer, 

 who had put himleif under the protedtion of the 

 French. They offered preknts to make up the 

 quarrel, but the cruel nation of Cha£laws would 

 not accept any ; they even threatened to deftroy 

 the village of Collapijfas. To prevent the effu- 

 fion of blood, the poor unhappy Indian was de- 

 livered up to them. The Sieur Ferrand^ com- 

 mander of the German fettlement on the right 

 ihore of the MiJJifippi^ was charged with this 

 commifTion. The rendez-vous for this purpofe 

 was given between the village Collaptja and the 

 fettlement of the Germans -, and the facrifice 

 yvas performed there as foilov/s : 



The Indian was called ^khou Mingo^ i. e. Ca- 

 cique's fervant. He ftood upright, and held a 

 fpeech, according to the cuftom of the people, 



faying. 



