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honesty and punctuality. They plant and raise 

 large crops of corn. 



The Accokesaws live in a rich and beautiful 

 country, over which they rove, often changing 

 their place of residence ; but their ancient town, 

 and where they principally reside, is on the west 

 side of Colerado or Rio Rouge. The deer they 

 kill are said to be remarkably large and fat, of 

 which they have an abundance. Their number 

 of men is about eighty ; they have a language 

 peculiar to themselves but they converse much 

 by dumb signs, which they can all readily under- 

 stand. 



The Mayes live on a large creek, called Saint 

 Gabriel, on the bay of Saint Bernard, near the 

 mouth of Guadaloupe river. They are at per- 

 petual war with the Spaniards, but very friendly 

 to the French. Their number of men are com- 

 puted to be two hundred. They have a language 

 of their own, but speak the Attakapa, and like- 

 wise converse by signs. 



The Carankouas, inhabit an island, or penin- 

 sula, in the bay of Saint Bernard. They are 

 always at war with the Spaniards, and kill them 

 Whenever they find them ; but kind to the French* 

 They are said to be five hundred men strong j 

 speak the Attakapa language, and are friendly to" 

 fill other Indians. 



On one side of this peninsula is a high blufi 5 , 

 or mountain of coal, which can be seen some 

 distance at sea. It has been on fire for man}* 



