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P, S. I have forgot to mention to you a vifit 

 which the emperor of the Kawytas has paid us 

 fome time after M. de Montheraut\ departure. 

 As we had advice of it by a courier, I went to 

 meet his Indian majefly in order to receive him 

 at fome diilance from the fort. I had polled 

 fome foldiers, who fired their mufl<ets by way 

 of fignal to the gunners to fire the cannon at 

 the moment, when the prince fhould put his hand 

 in mine * : he was mounted on a Spanifh horfe^ 

 with an Englilb faddle, and with a houfing of a 

 tyger's fkin^. 



This emperor marched gravely at the head of 

 his attendants ; I could hardly keep from laugh- 

 ing, on feeing tall well made naked men, 

 painted with all kinds of colours, follow each 

 other in a file, according to their rank, like fa 

 many Capuchin friars. 



The Indian prince appeared enraptured with 

 the honours that were fhewn him ; he had 



fjever 



* The Indians are without compliments and ceremonies,. 

 they laugh at our bows, or method of faluting with the 

 body bent, and the foot advanced forwards or retreated 

 backwards. 



f American leopard. 



