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They likewife inqiure the particulars of the war 

 in Canaddy and afk how the King their father 

 does. They then bring you a di(h made of 

 maize or Indian corn, which they coarfely pound, 

 and boil in water, generally together with fome 

 venifon *. They likewife ferve up bread made 

 of the flour of the fame corn, baked in hot aflies, 

 roafted young turkies, broiled venifon, pan- 

 cakes baked with nut-oil, chefnuts when in fea- 

 fon, boikd wich bears greafe or oil, roebucks 

 tongues, together with hen and turtle -j- eggs. 



The foil of Lcntfiana refem.bles, in the lower 

 parts of the colony, that of Egyp after the Nile 

 has overflown the country ; it is excellent, and 

 chiefly fp Ln the country of the nations I now 

 fpeak of. 



The m.elons are here prodigioufly large, full 

 of juice, and in great plenty : the water-melons 



are 



ipeak the next morning in the following manner in the vil- 

 bge : Young men and warriors, do not be foolilh, love the 

 niailer of life j hunt for the fupport of the French, who 

 bring us our wants : and you young girls, do not be hard- 

 fiearted, nor ungrateful with your body in refpeft to the 

 white warriors, for to get their blood ; by this alliance we 

 fliall get wit like them, and be refpeded by our enemies. 



* This is called Sagcjnii}. f Sca-tortoife. 



