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This Exhortation does not interrupt the Chief, who continues 

 /inging. Laftly, the Warriors conjure their Relations and Friends 

 not to forget them. Then fending forth all together hideous 

 Howlings, they fet off diredlly and row with fuch Speed that 

 they are foon out of Sight. 



The Hurons and the Iroquois do not ufe the Chichicoue, but 

 they give them to their Prisoners: So that thefe Inftruments, 

 which amongft others is an Inftrument of War, feem amongll 

 them to be, a Mark of Slavery. The Warriors feldom make any 

 Ihort Marches, efpecially when the Troop is numerous. But on 

 the other Hand, they take Prefages from every Thing; and the 

 Jugglers^ whofe Bufinefs it is to explain them, haften or retard 

 the Marches at their Pleafure. Whilft they are not in a fuf- 

 pefled Çountry, they take no Precaution, and frequently one 

 fhall fcarce find two or three Warriors together, each taking 

 his own Way to hunt ; but how far foever they ftray from the 

 Route, they all return punctually to the Place, and at the Hour, 

 .appointed for their Rendezvous. 



They encamp a long Time before Sun-fet, and commonly they 

 Ofth e t ^^^^^ before the Camp a large Space fur- 

 ^.^ rounded with Palifades, or rather a Sort of 



^* Lattice, on which they place their Manitous y 



.turned towards the Place they are going to. They invoke them 

 for an Hour, and they do the fame every Morning before they 

 decamp. After this they think they have nothing to fear, they 

 iuppofe that the Spirits take upon' them to be Cen.tinels, and all 

 the Army lleeps quietly under their fuppofed Safeguard. Expe- 

 rience does not undeceive thefe Barbarians, nor bring them out 

 of their prefumptuous Confidence. It has its Source in an In- 

 dolence and Lazinefs which nothing can conquer. 



Every one is an Enemy in the Way of the Warriors ; but ne- 

 ^ Of the m t'n verthelefs, if they meet any of their Allies, 



i>f durèrent 71rtfs ^"^^ ^^^^^^ ^"^^^^ ^^"""^^ 



■fz^ " pie with whom they have no Quarrel, they 



jmake Friendfhip with each other. If the Al- 

 lies they meet are at W^r with the fame Enemy, the Chief of 

 the ftrongeft Party, or of that which took up Arms firft, gives 

 fome Scalps to the other, which they are always provided with 

 for thefe Occafions^ and fays to him, Tou hanje done your Bujt^ 

 nefs ; that is to fay, you have fulfilled your Engagement, your 

 Honour is fafe, you may return Home." But this is to be un- 

 derftood when the Meeting is accidental, when they hâve not 

 .appointed them, and when they have no Occafion for a Re- 

 inforcement. When they are juft entering upon an Ene- 

 my's Country, they flop for a Ceremojly which is fome- 

 thing fingular. At Night they make a great Feaft, after 

 which they lay down to fleep : As foon as they are awake, thofe 



■ X ;2 " ' ' ' who 



