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fquare, whither the young of both fexes repaired, as 
well as the old and middle aged : this frolick conti- 
nued all night. r 
The White King of Talahafochte is a middle aged 
man, of moderate ftature ; and though of a lofty and 
majeltic countenance and deportment, yet I am con- 
vinced this dignity, which really feems graceful, is 
not the effect of vain fupercilious pride, for his fmil- 
ing countenance and his cheerful familiarity befpeak. 
magnanimity and benignity. 
Next a council and treaty was held. They re- 
quested to have a trading houfe again eftabliihed in 
the town, affuring us that every poifible means mould 
conftantly be purfued to prevent any diilurbance in 
future on their part ; they informed us that the mur- 
derers of M'Gee * and his affociates were to be put 
to death, that two of them were already mot, and 
they were in purfuit of the other. 
Our chief trader in anfwer informed them, that 
the re-eftablimment of friendihip and trade was the 
chief object of his vifit, and that he was happy to 
find his old friends of Talahafochte in the fame good 
difpofition, as they ever were towards him and the 
white people ; that it was his wifh to trade with 
them, and that he was now come to collect: his pack- 
horfes to bring them goods. The king and the 
chiefs having been already acquainted with my bu- 
fmefs and purfuits amongft them, received me very- 
kindly ; the king in particular complimented me 9 
* M'Gee was the leader of a family of white people from Georgia def- 
tined acrofs the ifthmus, to the Mobile river : they travelled on horfeback 
ss far as this town, where they procured canoes of the Indians, continuing 
their travels, defcending the river and coaiiing the main S. W. ; but at 
night, when on fa ore hunting provifions, their camp was furpriied and 
attacked by a predatory band of Indians, who flew M'Gee and the reft of 
the men, and carried off the plunder and a woman to their towns. 
laying 
