we know, of the Pow- hatan language. They have about 300 C 183 1 acres of very fertile land^ on Pamunkey river, fo encompafled by water that a gate fhuts in the vi^hole. Of the Nottoways^ not a male is left. A few women confli- tute the remains of that tribe. They are feated on Nottoway river, in Southampton county, on very fertile lands. At a very early period, certain lands were marked out and appropriated to thefe tribes, and were kept from encroachment by the au- thority of the laws. They have ufually had truftees appointed, whofe duty was to watch over their interefts, and guard them from infult and injury.
The Monacans and their friends, better known latterly by the name of TtifcaroraSy were probably conneded with the MaflTa- womecs, or Five Nations. For though we are* told their languages were fo dif- ferent that the intervention of interpre- ters was neceffary between them, yet do we alfof learn that the Erigas, a nation formerly inhabiting on the Ohio, were of the fame original flock with the Five * Smith. -f Evans.
Nations, and that they partook alfo of the Tufcarora language. Their dialefts might, by long reparation, have become fo un- like as to be uninteUigible to one another.
We know that in 171 2, the Five Nations received the Tufcaroras into their confe- deracy, and made them the Sixth Nation. They received the Meherrins and Tuteloes alfo into their proteftion : and it is mofl:
probable, that the remains of many other of the tribes^ of whom we find no particu- lar account, retired weftwardly in like man- ner, and were incorporated with one or other of the weftern tribes. (5)
I know of no fuch thing exifting as an Indian monument: for I would not honour with that name arrow points, ftone hatch- ets, ftone pipes, and half-fhapen images. Of labour on the large fcale, I think there is no remain as refpeftable as would be a common ditch for the draining of lands: