He Brought Some Of His Chief Men Into His Cabin,
And 2 Of Them Having A Drum, And A Rattle,
Sung by us, as we lay in Bed,
and struck up their Musick to serenade and welcome us to their
Town.
And tho' at last, we fell asleep, yet they continu'd their Consort
till Morning. These Indians are fortify'd in, as the former,
and are much addicted to a Sport they call Chenco, which is carry'd on
with a Staff and a Bowl made of Stone, which they trundle upon a smooth Place,
like a Bowling-Green, made for that Purpose, as I have mention'd before.
{Tuesday.}
Next Morning, we set out, with our Guide, and several other Indians,
who intended to go to the English, and buy Rum. We design'd for a Nation
about 40 Miles from Adshusheer, call'd the Lower Quarter:
The first Night, we lay in a rich Perkoson, or low Ground,
that was hard-by a Creek, and good dry Land.
{Wednesday.}
The next day, we went over several Tracts of rich Land,
but mix'd with Pines and other indifferent Soil. In our way,
there stood a great Stone about the Size of a large Oven, and hollow;
this the Indians took great Notice of, putting some Tobacco
into the Concavity, and spitting after it. I ask'd them
the Reason of their so doing, but they made me no Answer. In the Evening,
we pass'd over a pleasant Rivulet, with a fine gravelly Bottom,
having come over such another that Morning. On the other side of this River,
we found the Indian Town, which was a Parcel of nasty smoaky Holes,
much like the Waterrees; their Town having a great Swamp
running directly through the Middle thereof. The Land here
begins to abate of its Height, and has some few Swamps.
Most of these Indians have but one Eye; but what Mischance or Quarrel
has bereav'd them of the other I could not learn. They were not
so free to us, as most of the other Indians had been; Victuals being
somewhat scarce among them. However, we got enough to satisfy our Appetites.
I saw, among these Men, very long Arrows, headed with Pieces of Glass,
which they had broken from Bottles. They had shap'd them neatly,
like the Head of a Dart; but which way they did it, I can't tell.
We had not been at this Town above an Hour, when two of our Company,
that had bought a Mare of John Stewart, came up to us,
having receiv'd a Letter by one of Will's Indians, who was very cautious,
and asked a great many Questions, to certifie him of the Person,
e'er he would deliver the Letter. They had left the Trader,
and one that came from South-Carolina with us, to go to Virginia;
these Two being resolved to go to Carolina with us.
{Thursday.}
This Day fell much Rain, so we staid at the Indian Town.
{Friday.}
This Morning, we set out early, being four English-Men,
besides several Indians.
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