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emphasize their messages of peace by wearing white feathers, their declaration of war 
by red ones. When the ambassador arrived within sight of the Spaniards, he made 
his obeisance after his fashion and said that the lord of Coza had sent him in the name 
of the whole province, offering it to them and thanking them in advance for their 
inclination to use it, and entreating them that his desires to receive them should not 
remain unfulfilled; that they should hurry to go there as he offered them those who 
would guide them and serve them. This Indian was a neighbour of those of Olibahali, 
and between them they had invented this miserable lie to get the Spaniards, whose 
main intention was to reach the province of Coza, out of their own territory. As the 
captains and priests were quite innocent of cunning they were overjoyed by this 
embassy, although their prudence told them that it might lie artfulness on the part 
of those of Coza to ensnare them some way or other. For that reason their gratefulness, 
which in the opinion of some was due to such generous offerings, was quite guarded. 
At first they wished to send a captain with twelve soldiers to thank the lord of Coza 
for his offerings, but they finally agreed they ought not to separate, but travel all 
together, moving slowly towards the province of Coza; and upon asking the sham 
ambassador how many leagues there were to his province, he tcld them there were 
twenty. They told him to go and offer their thanks and appreciation for his coming 
and carry the news that the camp would break up immediately from Olibahali, in 
answer to the summons received, and soon go to see the lord of Coza. 
The ambassador thereupon said that he had orders to guide and serve them, and in 
order to fulfill all his duties and do likewise what they should order him, he would 
accompany them one day's journey and that he would precede them. Thus they all 
left Olibahali together, and as soon as the ambassador had attained his intention to 
get them away from that place, he suddenly disappeared, showing himself to be a true 
Indian, who did not know how to carry to the end the plot he commenced, by bidding 
good-bye to the Spaniards on his way to Coza, although he was returning to his own 
country. As we have explained one side of the Indian character, we might just as 
well explain the other, namely, that although they are ingenious and ready schemers, 
they lack prudence and perseverance in carrying out the plot. This envoy com- 
menced his scheme quite well, but he was too easily satisfied at merely putting them 
on the road, and he caused himself to be suspected in their eyes by his sudden dis- 
appearance. The prudent Spaniards discovered the truth by making a few investi- 
gations. They were not taken aback by the fact that the Indians wished to get rid 
of them; they were only astonished at having received the invitation that man had 
brought. Then they continued their journey in search of the land of promise which 
had been so celebrated by all who had spoken about it. 1 
On their return they probably passed through the same place, but 
nothing is said about it. 
On the Lamhatty map is a town called "Cheeawoole," w^est of a 
river which appears to be the Flint, and from the spelling this town 
was probably identical with the one under discussion. 2 It appears in 
the census list of 1738 as "Yuguale," 3 in that of 1750 as "Ycouale," 3 
in that of 1760 under the name "Telouales," 4 and in that of 1761 as 
"Chewallee," where it is credited with 35 hunters, and is assigned 
to the trader James Germany along with Fus-hatchee and Kolomi. 5 
In 1797 the traders were James Russel and Abraham M. Mordecai, 
1 Padilla, Historia, pp. 202-205. Translated by Mrs. F. Bandelier. 
' Amer. Anthrop., n. s. vol. x, p. 570. 
a MSS., Ayer Coll. 
4 Miss. Prov. Arch., I, p. 95. 
'Ga. Col. Docs., vm, p. 523. 
