NORTH AMERICA. 
Iquare, whither the young of both fexes repaired, a$ 
well as the old and middle-aged : this frolick contK 
nued all night. 
The White King of Talahafochte is a middle-aged 
rnan, of moderate ilature ; and though of a lofty and 
majeftic 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- 
queued to have a trading houfe again eftablilhed in 
the town, alluring us that every poffible means fhould 
.conftantly be purfued to prevent any difturbance in 
future on their part 5 they informed us that the mur« 
derers of M c Gee * and his affociates were to be put 
to death ; that two of them were already Ijhot, and 
they were in purfuit of the Other. 
Our chief trader in anfwer informed them, that 
the re-edablilhment of friendlhip and trade was the 
chief objec5l 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 s that it was his wilh to trade with 
them, and that he was now come to colledt his pack- 
horfes to bring them goods. The king and the 
chiefs having been already acquainted with my buli- 
nefs and purfuits amongft them, received me very 
kindly, the king in particular complimented me, 
* M £ Gee was the leader of a family of white people from Georgia, 
sieftined acrofs the ifihmus,to the Mobile river ; they travelled on horfebaek 
as far as this town, where they procured canoes of the Indians, continuing 
£heir travels, defcending the r : ver and coafling the main S. W. ; but at night, 
when on fhore, hunting provifions, their camp was furprifed and attacked 
fey 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. 
faying 
