qf chance. The women are fubmitted to unjuft drudgery. This I believe is the * A remarkable inflance of this appeared in the cafe of the late Col. Byrd, who was lent to the Cherokee nation to tranlaft fome bufinefs with them.
It happened that fome of our diforderly people had juft killed one or two of that nation. It was therefore propofed in the council of the Cherokces that Col. Byrd Ihould be put to death, in revenge for the lofs of their countrymen. Among them was a chief called Silouee, who, on fome former occafion, had contradted an acquaintance and fricndfhip with Col. Byrd. He came to hiiu every night in his tent, and told him not to be afraid, they Ihould not kill him. After many days deliberation, however, the determination was, con- trary to Silouee's expeftation, that Byrd fliould be put to death, and fome warriors were difpatched as executioners. Silouee attended them, and when they entered the tent, he threw himfelf between them and Byrd, and faid to the warriors, " This man is my friend : before you get at him, you mull kill me." On which they returned, and the council rcfpedled the principle fo much as to recede from their determination.