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country, goes through the enclosure there being agate hung at each side. Many travellers stop atthe Red House and lodge: it is called a tavern. The fore part of this day was employedin preparing some propositions, and arrangingour business for the council in the afternoon. About 4 o'clock most of the chiefs, and afew of their people came together; being seatedthey observed, they were now got together, and were ready to hear what we had to say tothem, at the same time apologizing for thesmallness of their council, by informing thatmany of their people were gone out a fishing &;c. We opened the business by letting themknow that we were very sorry to find thatour friends who came last, had been morethan three weeks amongst them, andduring all that time, had never been able to get them together: or to formany arrangements; or get any thing done respecting the business, which ourfriend William Gregory was particularlydesirous to assist to them in, We next pro-ceeded to read, our said friends letter of introductionwhich was carefully explained to them by Nicholas Chusick our present interpreter. We next proceeded to read the following