Cap. VII. The Caribby-iflands. 



fend Embaffadours to the King of the Apalachites, with certain 

 Overtures of Peace, and in cafe of a refufal ("diffembling the 

 lofs they had receiv'd in the former Engagement) to declare 

 open War, and to challenge him to be immediately ready to 

 receive their Charge, which fliould be much more violent 

 then what they had met withal the day before 5 and that then 

 all their Forces were come together. 



The Paracouffisof the Apalacbites having given audience to 

 thefe Embaffadours, defir'd that days time to confider of the 

 Propositions which had been made to him 5 and thereupon 

 having requir'd of them the Articles and Conditions under 

 which they would Treat with him, in cafe he might be inclin'd 

 to Peace, they told him, That they had left their own Country 

 with a refolution to plant themfelves either by friendlhip or by 

 force in that good and fat Country whereof he was poffefs'd 3 

 and that if he would condefcend to the former of thofe means, 

 they defired to become one People with the Apalacbites , to 

 dwell in their Country, and to cultivate it, and fo to fupply the 

 empty places of thofe who not long before had gone from 

 among them to plant a new Colony in fome remote parts of the 

 World. 



The Apalachite afiembled his Council upon thefe considera- 

 tions, and having acquainted them therewith, he reprefented., 

 That the Army of the Cofachites hindred the coming in of the 

 Afliftances which they might receive from the other Provinces 

 that had not been ready to come in to them at the beginning of 

 the War , That by the lame means the patfage of Provisions 

 was abfolutely obftructed j That the Enemy was Matter of 

 the Field, and that without any refiftance he had got into one 

 of the belt Provinces of the whole Country, where he had al- 

 io poffefs'd himfelf of places of Importance 5 and, That though 

 in the precedent Engagement he had taken particular notice of 

 the incomparable fidelity and gallantry of his People,in fetting 

 upon and righting againft the Enemies, over whom they had 

 very considerable Advantages, yethad that good Succefs been 

 bought with the lofs of his moft valiant Captains, andthebeft 

 of his Souldiersjand confequently it concern'd them to bethink 

 themfelves of fome means to preferve the reft of the Kingdom, 

 by fparing what was then left of the choicest Men: And fince 

 the Enemies were the firft Propofers of the Conditions of 

 Peace, it would be the fafeft way to hearken thereto, if it 

 might be done without any derogation from their Glory, and 

 the great Reputation they had acquir d before 3 inafmuch as 

 there was wafte grounds enough in feveral places, and that the 

 Country , by reafon of the tranfplantation of lome part of 

 tfateir Inhabitajjts, was fpacious and fertile enough to fuftairt 

 them all. s 



. All the chief Commanders of the Apalachites having heard 



what 



