. Travels through the interior parts of North-America in the years 1766, 1767 and 1768 [microform]. Indians of North America; Biology; Zoology; Indiens; Biologie; Zoologie. Hi: 'if of ill al- rough, I s Iroquois il nations, umles a! id or to their d ftreiigth. of the for- Lake Ou- twards the hey coafted d northern ; the Ifland ated in the } they croli- ahout fif- and conti- As the 3\v, to pre- nhers, they ing ill each paffing that and readily their march k, both the country r 353 1 country td which they were haflening, and their defigns. Notwithftanding the nation to which they belonged was at
. Travels through the interior parts of North-America in the years 1766, 1767 and 1768 [microform]. Indians of North America; Biology; Zoology; Indiens; Biologie; Zoologie. Hi: 'if of ill al- rough, I s Iroquois il nations, umles a! id or to their d ftreiigth. of the for- Lake Ou- twards the hey coafted d northern ; the Ifland ated in the } they croli- ahout fif- and conti- As the 3\v, to pre- nhers, they ing ill each paffing that and readily their march k, both the country r 353 1 country td which they were haflening, and their defigns. Notwithftanding the nation to which they belonged was at war with the Otta" gauiTiles, and in aUiance with their in- vaders, yet from a principle which can- not be accounted for, they took an in- ilant refolution to apprize the former of their danger. To this purpofe they haftened away with their ufual celerity, and, taking a circuit to avoid difcovery, arrived at the hunting grounds of the Ottagaumies, before fo large a body, moving in fo cautious a manner, could do. There they found a party of about four hundred warriors, fome of which were Saukies, whom they informed of the approach of their enemies. ' , The chiefs 'mmediately collected their whole force, and held a council on the fteps that were to be taken for their de- fence. As they were encumbered with their families, it was impolhble that they could retreat in time ; they there- fore determined to chufe the moft advan- tageous fpot, and to give tlie Iroquois the bell reception in their power. z Not : (, â r <: I. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Carver, Jonathan, 1710-1780. London : Printed for the author and sold by J. Walter . ..
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