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They never would permit the Engli/Ji to do the 

 -like ; they pay no regard to the menaces of the 

 King of England •, every Cacique or chief of a 

 village thinks himfelf a fovereign, who only de- 

 pends upon WiQ Mafter of life^ or the Great Spi- 

 "rit. 



The Allibamons have called their country the 

 "ivhite country, or land of peace ; and repofe on 

 their mats, that is, they attack no hody ; which is 

 a kind of allegory by which they feem to tell all 

 -the nations on earth, that the murdering hatchet 

 is buried, and that they may come to trade with 

 'them in fafety. 



The followino; is an harangue which I heard 

 one of the chiefs of this nation hold : " Young 

 " men and warriors, do not difregard the Ma- 

 ^' fier of life ; the fky is blue, the fun is with- 

 " out fpots, the weather is fair, the ground is 

 " white, every thing is quiet on the face of the 

 " earth, and the blood of men ought not to be 

 *' fpilt on it. We muft beg the fpirit of peace 

 *' to preferve it pure and fpotlefs among the na- 

 " tions that furround us. We ought only to 

 " fpend our time in making war v/ith tygers, 

 " bears, wolves, flags, and roe-bucks, in ordc^r 

 " to have their Ik ins, with -which we n>ay traaie 



" With 



