of John Cockburn, &c. 75 



might fear fome indecent Attempts, but they 

 did us wrong, we were but in ill Plight for 

 Amours, and efpecially in this Country > 

 where we could have no very extraordinary 

 Temptation ; but to fpeak the Truth of 

 thefe People, they are, as it were, free from 

 moft of the Vices common to other Na- 

 tions, 



The next Morning, we fteered our Courfe 

 over a Savanna, on which were great Num- 

 bers of fine Deer, and other Creatures. We 

 frequently met with Fruit very tempting and 

 beautiful to the Eye, but durft not tafte 

 any the Birds had not pickt. Some of thefe 

 Fruits are of fo poifonous a Nature, that 

 they immediately kill whatever eats of 

 them. On this Savanna we travelled three 

 Days, at the End of which we got to fome 

 high Mountains, and there found a Range 

 with Indians, whom I asked, if we had 

 taken the right Way to St. Michael's ; they 

 faid Yes, but that now there were two Ways 

 to it, one through a Savanna, which was a 

 Journey of fix Days, and the other over 

 thofe Mountains which might be performed 

 in three Days. Thefe Indians had nothing 



to 



