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^omhekbe^ which is fituated on a river of the fame 

 name, this ftation is about ten legues from the 

 nation of Cha5laws^ I have followed my inftruc- 

 tions with the greateft exadnefs, and to the en- 

 tire fatisfaction of my fuperiors •, the letters 

 and certificate which I can fhew up, are proofs 

 of it. 



I left Mobile on the 20th of Auguft 1759^ 

 with three boats, in which were foldiers and 

 Mobile Indians : the latter offer themfelves to 

 help the French in rowing, for fome trifle or 

 other which is given them. 



You embark in the river Mobile^ and after go- 

 ing up about fifteen leagues, you come to a place 

 called la F(7z/rf//^ (i. e. the fork) that is the junc- 

 ' ture of two rivers which fall into the Mobile^ 

 viz. the river of Allibamons and the river Tom- 

 hekbe-y I entered into the laft on the 27th of Au- 

 gufl, in order to go up to the fort ; we were in 

 the fine feafon, and I had chofen a very proper 

 place for a camp on the banks of a river •, ths 

 Indians having had good fuccefs in fifhing there- 

 abouts, made me a prcfent of a barbel^ a lifh 

 of about four feet long, which they commonly 

 dry. The weather being fair, I did not chufe 

 to pitch my tent, but only fat down by myrdf 

 T 4 upon 



