Cap. VII. The Garibby-I Hands. zn 



fomewhat barren Country, and who had continu d till then 

 in good correfpondence with them, knowing that they were 

 then far from their beft and moft valiant men, took an advan- 

 tageous opportunity to fall upon their Neighbours the Jpala- 

 chites, and to force them out of their habitations, or at leaft 

 to participate with them of the land where they had fetled 

 themfelves, after they fhould become Matters thereof. This 

 defign having been carried on very cunningly among the chief- 

 eft of the Cofachites s they afterwards publifh'd it in all their 

 Villages, and got it approv'd by all the heads of Families, who 

 inftead of minding the bufinefs of Husbandry and fetting things 

 in order for the fowing of Corn at the beginning of the Spring, 

 as they were wont to do other years, prepar'd their Bows, Ar- 

 rows, and Clubs j and having fet their habitations on fire, and 

 furnifii'd themfelves with fbme little provifions out of what was 

 left of the precedent Winter, they took the field, with their 

 wives and children, and all the little baggage they had, with a 

 refolution either to conquer or dye, fince they had cut off all 

 hopes of returning to a place which they had deftroy'd and 

 defpoil'dof all manner of conveniences. 



In this equipage they in a Ihort time got to the frontiers of 

 their Neighbours : The Apalachites who thought of nothing 

 lefs than having an enemy fo neer them, were then very bufie 

 about the planting of their Mais^nd the roots from which they 

 derive their ordinary fuftenance: Thofe who liv'd about the 

 greatLake at the foot of the Mountains,which they call in their 

 Language Theomi^ having perceiv'd this powerful Army ready 

 to fall on them, immediately made their retreat into the neigh- 

 bouring Mountains, and left their villages and cattel to thedi- 

 fpofal of the enemy 5 thence they took their march through 

 the woods, to carry intelligence of this erruption to the Cities 

 which are in the rallies among the firft mountains, where re- 

 fided the Paracoujfis, who is the King of the Country, with all 

 the confiderable forces thereof. Upon this fo unexpected 

 news, thefaid Prince, while he was making his preparations to 

 go againft the Enemy, pofted thofe who were moft inarea- 

 dinefs for the expedition in the Avenues of the mountains, and 

 placed Ambufcadoes in feveral parts of the great Forefts ? 

 which lye between the great Lake and the Mountains, and 

 through which there was a necefiity of paffing to get into that 

 plcafant and fpacious. valley, .which is above fixty leagues in 

 length, and about ten in bredth j where are the habitations 

 of the chiefeft Inhabitants of the Country, and the moft con- 

 fiderable Cities in the Kingdom. 



While the Cofackites were bufie about the plundering and 

 pillaging the houles they had found neer the great Lake^ the 

 Apa lachites had the opportunity to prepare themfelves for the 

 reception of them ,* But the former, inftead of taking the or- 



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