ï 5,6 An Hijîorîcal Journal of 



who have had any Dreams go from Fire to Fire, finging their 

 SoDg of Death, with which they intermix their Dreams in an 

 enigmatical Manner. Every one racks his Brain to guefs them, 

 and if nobody can do it, thofe who have dreamt are at Liberty 

 to return Home. This gives a fine Opportunity to Cowards. 

 Then they make new Invocations to the Spirits ; they animate 

 each other more than ever to do Wonders ; they fwear to affift 

 each other, and then they renew their March : And if they 

 came thither by Water, they quit their Canoes, which they 

 hide very carefully. If every Thing was to be obferved that is 

 prefcribed on thefe Occalions, it would be difficult to furprife 

 a Party of War that is entered into an Enemy's Country. They 

 ought to make no more Fires, no more Cries, nor hunt no 

 more, nor even fpeak to each other but by Signs: But thefe 

 Laws are ill obferved. Every Savage is born preîumptuous, and 

 incapable of the leafl Redraint. They feldom negledl, how- 

 ever, to fend out every Evening fome Rangers, who employ two 

 or three Hours in looking round the Country : If they have feen 

 nothing, they go to fleep quietly, and they leave the Guard 

 of the Camp again to the Manitous. 



As foon as they have difcovered the Enemy, they fend out a 

 rs/-.7 'A.. 1 Party to reconnoitre them, and on their Re- 

 ^ff J Approaches p^,/,j,ey hold a Council. The Attack is 

 and Attacks. ^ generally made at Day-break. They fup- 

 pofe the Enemy is at this Time in their deepeft Sleep, and all 

 Night they lie on their Bellies, without ftirring. The Ap^ 

 proaches are made in the fame Pofture, crawling on their Feet 

 and Hands till they come to the Place : Then all rife up, the 

 Çhief gives the Signal by a little Cry, to which all the Troop 

 a.nfwers by real Howlings, and they make at the fame Time 

 their firll Difcharge : Then v/ithout giving the Enemy any Time 

 to look about, they fall upon them v/ith their Clubs. In latter 

 Times thefe People have fubilituted little Katchets, in the ftead 

 of thefe wooden lUad-breakerSy which they call by the fame Name; 

 lince which their Engagements are more bloody. When the 

 Battle is over they take the Scalps of the dead and the dying ; 

 and they never think of making Piifoners till the Enemy makes 

 no more Refritance. 



If they find the Enemy on their Girard, or too well intrenched, 

 thev retire if they have Time for it ; if not, they take the Refo- 

 lution to fight jftoutly, and there is fometimes much Blood flied 

 pn both Sides. The Attack of a Camp is the Image of Fury 

 ïtOif; the barbarous Fier cenefs of the Conquerors, and the De- 

 spair of the Vanquilhed, who know what they mull expeft if 

 they fall into the Hands of their Enemies, produce on either 

 Side fuch Eibrts as pafs all Defcription. The Appearance of 

 the Combata?it5 all befmeared with black and red, ftill en- 



creafes 



