n6rTH AMERICA. * 2 ^ 
lie returned. He was rather above the middle fea- 
ture, and the moil per fed: human figure I ever 
faw ; 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 croffed 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 aiTociates, paid us a 
vifit. We treated them with the bed: fare we had, 
having till this time preferved forme of our fpiritu- 
ous liquors. They left us with perfect cordiality and 
cheerfulnefs, wifhing us a good repofe, and retired 
to their own 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 mufic, vocal and inftrumental. 
There is a langu idling foftnefs and melancholy 
air in the Indian convivial fongs, efpecially of the 
amorous clafs, irreflftibly moving, attractive, and 
exquifitely pleafmg, efpecially in thefe folitary re- 
cedes, when all nature is filent. 
Behold how gracious and beneficent fhines the 
rofeate morn ! Now the fun arifes and fills the plains 
with light, his glories appear on the forefts, encom- 
pafling the meadows, and gild the top of the tere - 
binthine Pine and exalted Palms, now gently ruf- 
fling by the preflfure of the waking breezes : the 
mufic of the feraphic cranes refounds in the ikies ; 
in feparate fquadrons they fail, encircling their pre- 
cinCts, fiowly defcend beating the denfe air, and 
alight on the green dewy verge of the expanfive 
lakes its furface yet (molting with the gray af- 
R 2 cending 
