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taken during the war and incorporated with 

 their nations, efpecially the young people, 

 did not choofe to return to their native 

 country, though their parents and neareft 

 relations came to them and endeavoured to 

 perfuade them to it, and though it was in 

 their power to do it. The licentious life 

 led by the Indians, pleafed them better than 

 that of their European relations^ they drefled 

 like the Indians^ and regulated all their 

 affairs in their way. It is therefore difficult 

 to dilHnguilh them, except by their colour, 

 which is fomewhat whiter than that of the 

 Indians. There are likewife examples of 

 fome Frenchmen going araongft the Indians 

 and following their way of life. There is 

 on the contrary fcarce one inftance of an 

 Indiana adopting the European cufloms 5 

 but thofe who were taken prifoners in the 

 war, have always endeavoured to come to 

 their own people again, even after feveral 

 years of captivity, and though they enjoyed 

 ail the privileges that were ever pofTefled by 

 the Europeans in America. 



The lands, which we pafled over, were 

 every where laid out into corn-fields, mea- 

 dows, or paftures. Almoft all round us 

 the profpect prefented to our view farms 

 and farm-houles, and excellent fields and 

 rneadovvs. Near the town the land is 



pretty 



