exclufion from fociety, or, where the cafe is ferious, as that of murder, by the individuals whom it con- cerns. Imperfect: as this fpecies of coer- cion may feem, crimes are very rare among them ; infomuch that were it made a queftion, whether no law, as among the favage Americans, or too much law, as among the civilized Europeans, fubmits | man to the greateft evil, one who has feen both conditions of exiflence would r 179 ] iKl "*3i Tuteloes on Meherrin river, who were con i^R pronounce it to be the laft: and that the jfheep are happier of themfelves, than under care of the wolves. It will be faid, that great focieties cannot exift without government, Thefavages there- fore break them into fmall ones.
The territories of the Powhatan confede- racy, fouth of the Patowmac, compre- hended about 8000 fquare miles, 30 tribes, and 2400 warriors. Capt. Smith tells us, that within 60 miles of James Town were 5000 people, of whom 1500 were war- riors. From this we find the proportion of their warriors to their whole inhabitants, was as 3 to 10. The Powhatan confede- racy then would confift of about 8000 in- habitants, which was one for every fquare mile; being about the twentieth part of our prefent population in the fame terri- tory, and the hundredth of that of the Britifh iflands.
Befides thefe, were the NottowajSy living on Nottoway river, the Meherri?is and Tiiteloes on Meherrin river, who were con- MANNAHOACS.
Tribes POWHATANS.
Tribes. Country. Chief Towns.
PiTOWJUiC Whonkencies Tejnicaties Ontponies Tauxitanians HaiT^nuagaes Fauquier Culpepper Orange Fauquier Culpepper Tauxenents Patowomekcs Cuttatawomans Piffafccs Oiiaumaiiicnts R'appahanocs Moraughtacunds Secacaonies Wighcocomicoes Cuttatawomans Fairfax Stafford. King George. King George King