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and immediately rifes into a bright flame (but 
how this is effected I did not plainly apprehend ; 
I faw no perfon fet fire to it ; there might have 
been fire left on the earth, however I neither faw 
nor frnelt fire or fmoke until the blaze indantly 
afcended upwards), which gradually and flowly 
creeps round the centre pillar, with the courfe of 
the fun, feeding on the dry canes, and affords a 
cheerful, gentle and fulficient light until the circle 
is cofifumed, when the council breaks up. Soon 
after this illumination takes place, the aged chiefs 
and warriors are feated on their cabins or fophas, 
on the fide of the houfe oppofite the door, in three 
claffes or ranks, riling a little, one above or behind 
the other ; and the white people and red people of 
confederate towns in the like order on the left 
hand ; a tranfverfe range of pillars, fupporring a 
thin clay wall about bread high, feparating them : 
the king’s cabin or feat is in front ; the next to the 
back of it the head warrior’s ; and the third or lad 
accommodates the young; warriors, &c. The 
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great war chief s feat or place is on the fame cabin 
with, and immediately to the left hand of the king, 
and next to the white people ; and to the right 
hand of the mice or king the moil venerable 
head-men and warriors are feated. The affembly 
being now feated in order, and the houfe illu- 
minated, two middle aged men, who perform the 
office of Haves or fervants, pro tempore, come in 
together at the door, each having very large 
conch fheils full of black drink, and advance 
with flow, uniform and heady heps, their eyes 
or countenances lifted up, finging very low but 
iweetly ; they come within fix or eight paces of 
the king’s and white people’s cabins, when they 
flop together, and each reds his ihell on a tripos 
or 
