NORTH AMERICA. 
he returned. He was rather above the middle fila- 
ture, and the moft perfe6t human figure I ever 
law ; of an amiable engaging countenance, air and 
deportment ; free and familiar in converfation, yet 
retaining a becoming gracefulnefs and dignity. We 
arofe, took leave of them, and eroded a little vale 
covered with a charming green turf, already illu- 
minated by the foft light of the full moon. 
Soon after joining our companions at camp, our 
neighbours, the prince and his affociates, paid us a 
vifit. We treated them with the belt fare we had, 
having till this time preferved fome of our fpiritu- 
ous liquors. They left us with perfect cordiality and 
cheerflilnefs, wifning us a good repofe, and retired 
to their oven camp. Having a band of mufic with 
them, confiding of a drum, flutes, and a rattle 
gourd, they entertained us during the night with 
their munc, vocal and inftrumental 
There is a langui filing foftnefs and melancholy 
air in the Indian convivial fongs, efpecially of the 
amorous clafs, irrefiflibly moving, attractive, and 
exquifitely pleafmg, efpecially in thefe folitary re- 
cedes, when all nature is filent. 
Behold how gracious and beneficent fhines the 
rofeate mom ! Nov/ the fun arifes and fills the plains 
With light; his glories appear on the forefls, encom- 
paffing the meadows, and gild the top of the tere- 
binthine Pine and exalted Palms, now gently ruf- 
fling by the preffure of the waking breezes : the 
mufic of the feraphic cranes refounds in the ikies ; 
in leparate fquadrons they fail, encircling their pre- 
cincts, (lowly defeend beating the denfe air, and 
alight on the green dewy verge of the expanfive 
lake; its furface yet fmoking with the gray af- 
R 2 cending 
