INDEX 



O F T H E 



PRINCIPAL MATTERS, 



Contained in thefe two Volumes. 



iV. B. The Letters mark the Volume, and the Fi- 

 gures the Pages. 



A. 



/fBenaquis. Of the village of thefe Indians at Beckan- 

 court, i. 176. Of the Abenaquis village of St. Fran- 

 cis, i. 190. Of the Abenaquis nations, i. 283. 

 Adour. The company's fhip, the author goes on board 

 her, ii. 312. This veffel ill commanded, ii. 313, 314. 

 She fets fail, ii. 315, 316. Bad management onboard 

 this veflel, ii. 318. She is cad: away, ii. 319, 

 Akanfas, An Indian, nation. Defcription of the river of 

 Akanfas, different tribes of that people, ii. 245, 246. 

 Mortality amongft thefe Indians, ii. 247. 

 Algonquins, Of the Algonquin language, i. 283. The 

 inferior Algonquins, i. 284. The fuperior or true Al- 

 gonquins, i. 285. Character of the Algonquin language, 

 i. 300. Particular properties of that language, i. 30 r, 

 302. Difference between the Huron and the Algon- 

 quin nations, i. 303. Origin of the war between the 

 Algonquins and Iroquois, i. 304, &c. Confequences 

 of that war, i. 308, 309. 

 Ambajfadors. The manner of their reception amongft the 

 Natchez, ii. 271, &c, 

 * Americans, Differtation on their origin : opinions of fe* 

 veral learned authors who have handled this fubjecl at 

 Vol, II. C c large, 



