( 376 ) 



thefe alliances by which the Dutch 

 have acquired an afcendancy and influ- 

 ence over the Indians, which is of the 

 utmoft ufe and importance ; and the 

 Governor not only referves to himfelf 

 the decifion of their differences, but by 

 his order prohibits the feveral conti- 

 guous Tribes from committing hoftili- 

 ties on each other : And though he has 

 no other means for enforcing thefe or- 

 ders, except a few defpicable foldiers, 

 in the fervice of the Company, they yet 

 receive an humble and implicit obe- 

 dience. 



As there are no public roads in this, 

 or the neighbouring Colonies, for any 

 confide.able diftance, the only method 

 of travelling is by water, in Yatches, 

 with convenient tents, elegantly orna- 

 mented, and fix, eight, or ten oars, 

 rowed by Negroes, or Indians, and that 

 always with the current of the tide, 



which 



