travels in North America. ^557 



We received their - F^r/V/^« Majefties with fome Statelinefs ; 

 however, we fliowed them fome Marks of Friendfhip, and they 

 feemed very well fatisfied with us. But we could difcover no- 

 thing in thefe of thofe Caciques^ whofe Power and Riches are 

 fo highly extolled by the Hiftorian of Florida. We faid a few- 

 Words to Don Diego, of the Offer that Don Antonio had made to 

 us, to carry us to St, Aiigujiiuy and he gave us Room to hope, 

 that he would do us all the Services that lay in his Power. To 

 engage him the more in our Intered, I made him a Prefent of 

 one of my Shirts, and he received it with a great deal of Thank- 

 fulnefs. 



He came again the next Day, wearing my Shirt over his 

 Author^' of "-his ^^^^^^ hung down to his Heels ; and 



^y^j '^^^ he let us know that he was not properly the 

 l.aci(iue. Sovereign of his Nation, but that' he held 



his Dignity under another Cacique, farther oiF. However, he 

 is abfolute in his own Village, and had juil: then given a very^ 

 good Proof of it. Don Anto?iio, v/ho appeared to be twice his 

 V^ge, and who could ealily have beaten two fuch, came to fee 

 us foon after, and told us that Don Diego had threfhed him 

 foundly, becaufe he had got drunk in the Adour, where, in all 

 Likelihood, they had forgotten fome Remains of Brandy.— The 

 moft confiderable Diiference that appears between the Savages 

 of Canada and thofe of Florida, is the Dependence which the 

 ^ latter have on their Chiefs, and the Refpeft they Ihew them. 

 Alfo we fee not in them, as in the Savages of Canada, thofe ele- 

 vated Sentiments, and that Noblenefs, which Independence pro- 

 duces, and which is fupplied in civilized States by the Princi- 

 ples of Religion and Honour, wkicii proceed from Education. 

 The 22d, Don Diego came to dine with us without Cere- 

 D Dieo-o ex ^^"7' drell^^d as the Day before. He feemed 

 r^^h' ^fff^f' much pleafed with this Drefs, which 



cujes 7 y V /'^^ g^^''^ him neverthelefs a very ridiculous 

 not gluing us ^j^.^^^ ^^^^^ l^.g Look, made 



uftin ""-^ ' him exkaiy refemble a Man who goes to 



^ * make the Amende honorable (a). Either from 



Religion or Antipathy, we could never engage him to eat any 

 Meat : We had ftill the Remains of a Fifh, which he had 

 fent us the Day before, he eat fome of this, and drank 

 Water. 



After Dinner, we were willing to talk of Bufinefs ; but he told 

 us dire6lly, that after having v/ell conûdered of our Propofal, he 

 could neither give us Don Antonio y nor any of his People, to 



(a) That is^ to do Penance in a white Sheet, with a Torch in his Hand. 



