They do not remain long in one place, but remove several times a year and repair, according to the season, to wherever food appears to them, beforehand, best and easiest to be obtained.

JreV'ea'ch °iribe"of They arc divided into various tribes and languages. Each tribe usually dwells '"'""" is one among them who is chief; but he does not possess together, and there indinns know of God, but haire much rpower or distinction, except little ^ in their dances and in time of war. Some devil, loThora iiley ^^^^ scarcely any knowledge of God others very little. Nevertheless, they relate ;

make offervery strange fables of the Deity. In general, they have a great dread of the Devil, who gives them wonderful trouble ; some converse freely on the subject and allow themselves to be strangely imposed upon by him but their devils, ;

they say, will not have anything to do with the Dutch. Scarcely a word is heard Offerings are sometimes made to them, but here of any ghost or (11) such like.

with littleThey believe, also, in an Immortality of the soul; have^ ceremony. likewise, some knowledge of the Sun, Moon and Stars, many of which they even know how to name they are passable judges of the weather. There is scarcely ;

Neither law nor auv law or iusticc among them, except sometimes in war matters, and then very '^ losliee among the "^

Indians. little. The next of kin is the avenger; the youngest are the most daring, who mmihrergef g"uM mostly do as they like. Their weapons used to be a war club and the bow and arrow, which they kuow how to use with wonderful skill. Now, those residing