i ^ o Some New Fbyages 



The 1 2th we arriv'd at the Village of the Otenm? 

 where we took in a plentiful Provifion of Turkey 

 Corn, of which thefe People have great ftore. They 

 informed us, that their River was pretty rapid, arid 

 took its Rife from the neighbouring Mountains; and 

 that the upper part of it was adorn'd with feveral Villa- 

 ges inhabited by the People called Fanimaha, Faneajja, 

 and Fanetonka. But confidering that I was ftraitned 

 for time, and that I faw no probability of learning 

 what I wanted to know with reference to the Spani- 

 ards I I took leave of ? em the next day, which was 

 the i;th, and in four days time, by the help of the 

 Current and our Oars, made the River of the Miffourit* 

 This done, we run up againft the Stream of that Ri- 

 ver, which was at leaft as rapid as the Mifjififi was at 

 that time ; and arriv'd on the i8th at the firft Village 

 of the Mifourts, where I only ftop'd to make the 

 People fome Prefents that procur'd me a hundred 

 Turkeys, with which that People are wonderfully 

 well ftock'd. After that, we row'd hard againft the 

 Stream, and landed next night near the fecond Vil- 

 lage. As foon as I arriv'd, I detach'd a Sergeant with 

 ten Soldiers to convoy the Outagamts to the Village, 

 while the reft of my Crew were bufied in fitting up 

 our Hfitts and unloading our Canows. It happened 

 unluckily that neither the Soldiers nor the Outagamts 

 could make the Savages underftand *em ; and the 

 latter were jufc ready to fall upon 'em, when an old 

 Fellow cry'd out, that the Strangers were not with- 

 out more company, for that he had difcover'd our 

 Hues and Canows. Upon this, the Soldiers and the 

 Outegamts retired in a great Confternation, and ad- 

 vis'd me to keep a ftrong Guard ail night. About 

 two a clock in the Morning two Men approach'd to 

 our little Camp, and call'd in Iltinefe, that they wan- 

 ted an Interview ; upon which the Outagamts, being 

 extreamly well fatisfied that there was iome body a- 

 niong 3 em who could underftand what they faid, re- 



