We lay in their Cabins all Night, being dark smoaky Holes,
as ever I saw any Indians dwell in. This Nation is much more populous
than the Congerees, and their Neighbours, yet understand not
one anothers Speech. They are very poor in English Effects,
several of them having no Guns, making Use of Bows and Arrows,
being a lazy idle People, a Quality incident to most Indians,
but none to that Degree as these, as I ever met withal.

Their Country is wholly free from Swamps and Quagmires, being high dry Land,
and consequently healthful, producing large Corn-Stalks, and fair Grain.

{Sunday.}
Next Morning, we took off our Beards with a Razor, the Indians looking on
with a great deal of Admiration. They told us, they had never seen
the like before, and that our Knives cut far better than those
that came amongst the Indians. They would fain have borrow'd our Razors,
as they had our Knives, Scissors, and Tobacco-Tongs, the day before,
being as ingenious at picking of Pockets, as any, I believe,
the World affords; for they will steal with their Feet.
Yesterday, one of our Company, not walking so fast as the rest,
was left behind. He being out of Sight before we miss'd him,
and not coming up to us, tho' we staid a considerable time on the Road
for him, we stuck up Sticks in the Ground, and left other Tokens
to direct him which way we were gone: But he came not to us that Night,
which gave us Occasion to fear some of the Heathens had kill'd him,
for his Cloaths, or the savage Beasts had devour'd him in the Wilderness,
he having nothing about him to strike Fire withal. As we were debating
which way we should send to know what was become of him, he overtook us,
having a Waxsaw Indian for his Guide. He told us, he had miss'd the Path,
and got to another Nation of Indians, but 3 Miles off, who at that time