NORTH AMERICA, 
upon your head, in rapid fiery fhafts, and lay you 
proftrate at my feet, and confume your Acres, 
turning them inftantly into dull and afhes.” Mr. 
M f Latche calmly replied, that he was fully fenfi- 
ble that the Long Warrior was a great man, a 
powerful chief of the bands of the refpebtable Si- 
minoles, that his name was terrible to his ene- 
mies, but ftill he doubted if any man upon earth 
had fuch power, but rather believed that thunder 
and lightning was under the direction of the Great 
Spirit ; but however, fince we are not difpofed to 
deny your power, fupernatural influence and inter- 
courfe with the elements and fpiritual agents, or 
withhold the refpeCt and homage due to fo great a 
prince of the Siminoles, friends and allies to the 
white people ; if you think fit now in the prefenee 
of us all here, command and caufe yon terrible 
thunder with its rapid %ry fhafts, to defcend upon 
the top of that Live Oak* in front of us, rend it in 
pieces, fcatter his brawny limbs on the earth and 
confume them to afhes before our eyes, we will 
then own your fupernatural power and dread your 
difpleafure. 
After fome file nee the prince became more calm 
and eafy, and returned for anfwer, that recollecting 
the former friendfhip and good unde rftanding, which 
had ever fubfifted betwixt the white people and red 
people of the Siminole bands, and in particular, the 
many aCts of friendfhip and kindnefs received from 
Mr. M c Latche, he would overlook this affront ; he 
acknowledged his reafoning and expostulations to be 
juft and manly, that he fhouid fuppi els hisreientment, 
and withhold his power and vengeance at preient. 
Mr. M‘Latche concluded by faying, that he was not 
* A large ancient Live Oak Rood in the yard about fifty yards diftance. 
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