Chapter V: Part 5

The Bishop’s palace is now nearly destroyed; and, from the unceasing attacks made upon it, will soon be entirely so.

It is difficult to ascertain the original shape of this venerable structure; there being but two walls now remaining. At the end of one of these walls is a circular tower, of great strength and solidity, which, probably, was intended for the defence of the palace. Although the Earl and the Bishop had their residences so near to each other, yet the temporal and ecclesiastical Chiefs were ever at variance, and their quarrels and intrigues occupy a large portion of the _Orkney_ history.

The town of _Kirkwall_ consists of one long narrow street, which, from its proximity to the sea, and its central situation, was chosen to be the metropolis of the _Orkneys_ many years ago: it is now a royal burgh, and it sends one member to Parliament. The street is generally damp and muddy, and there are very few good-looking houses in it. The house of a gentleman of the name of _Baikie_ has five or six trees growing before it; and these are, I believe, almost the only trees in _Orkney_; although it be proved, from the number of roots dug up occasionally, that the _Orkneys_, in former times, were by no means destitute of wood[44].

The town is badly lighted; but, in this respect, it is superior to _Stromness_; which place cannot boast of a single lamp. When we mentioned this inconvenience, during a conversation with one of the magistrates, he most ingeniously parried the attack, by asserting that the inhabitants were all so sober and good, that they never quitted their houses after dark; consequently the lighting of the town would be attended with _unnecessary_ expense and trouble.

The people of _Kirkwall_ boast much of the _Ayr_, a public promenade belonging to the town. The _Ayr_ is a natural embankment, projecting like a pier into the sea, and it is washed on both sides by the water. In summer time, the _Ayr_ must prove a very refreshing walk, and an agreeable escape from the filthy street of _Kirkwall_.

With regard to the people of _Orkney_, it will be only necessary to add, that a most unbounded hospitality is their leading characteristic; and perhaps an eager curiosity is also an equally prominent trait. When a stranger enters the town of _Kirkwall_, the intelligence of his arrival flies with the rapidity of wild-fire: the old women, with their knitting apparatus in their hands, stand staring at the doors; and they hardly suffer him to pass, before his ears are assailed by a general inquiry of “_D’ye ken wha that chiel is?_” This exclamation is repeated by a dozen voices at once, at every door he passes in his route; and he will perhaps feel uneasy in thus becoming an object of scrutiny to the whole population.

The people of _Orkney_ are naturally grave and sober, with much outward appearance of devotion; yet, at the annual fair which is held at _Kirkwall_, they suddenly relax into the most unbridled licentiousness: neither are they in general to be admired for the honour or liberality of their dealings, as they delight in making what is called a “_gude bargain_;” and they feel no hesitation in overcharging a stranger, to accomplish this desirable end.

I shall here conclude this Narrative; merely adding, that the _Rosamond_ and her convoy again sailed from the _Orkneys_ on the 7th of _November_, and arrived safe at the _Nore_ on the 17th of the same month; when an inspection having been made of the _Rosamond_’s defects, she was reported to be totally unfit for sea, in consequence of the damage she had sustained amongst the ice of _Hudson’s Straits_; and she was accordingly put out of commission, and immediately advertised to be sold out of His Majesty’s service.

Appendix (A).
STATEMENT _of the_ VARIATION _of the_ COMPASS,
WEST FROM LONDON.

From the Latitude of 59° 00 N.
From the Longitude of 3° to 6° 28°
6° ... 12° 31°
12° ... 16° 32°
16° ... 18° 34°
18° ... 22° 36°
22° ... 26° 38°
26° ... 30° 40°
30° ... 34° 42°
34° ... 39° 44°
39° ... 42° 45°
42° ... 60° 45°
60° ... 63° 47°
63° ... 78° into Lat. 63° N. 48° & 49°
78° ... 81° 62° 40′ 48°
81° 45′ ... — 62° 38′ 46°
82° — ... — 62° 36′ 44°
82° 15′ ... — 62° 34′ 42°
82° 00′ ... — 62° 32′ 40°
82° 45′ ... — 62° 30′ 38°
83° — ... — 62° 25′ 36°
83° 30′ ... — 62° 00′ 33°
85° 00′ ... — 61° 30′ 28°
87° 00′ ... — 60° 45′ 22°
89° — ... — 59° 45′ 19°
91° — ... 92° 59° 00′ 11°
92° — ... 95° 59° 00′ 5°

Lat. of _Hoy Head_ 58° 58′ N. Long. 3° 30′ W.
—— of _York Factory_ 57° 2′ N. —— 92° 40′ W.
—— of _Cape Churchill_ 58° 50′ N. —— 93° 4′ W.
—— Where the Ships lay at _York_ 57° 8′ N. —— 92° 30′ W.

Appendix (B).
TABLE _of the_ VOYAGES _of the_ COMPANY’S SHIPS _to_ HUDSON’S BAY,
_since the Year 1773_.

Date. Arrived Arrived Arrived Whither Arrived at
abreast of abreast of abreast of bound. _Hudson’s
_Charles_. _Cape Diggs_. _Mansfield Bay_.
Isle_.

1773 Did not see Aug. 12 Did not see it CR Aug. 20
it
1774 Aug. 6 . . . Aug. 9 MR Sept. 5
1779 Aug. 22 Aug. 24 Aug. 25 MR Sept. 3
1780 Aug. 21 Aug. 25 . . . MR Sept. 4
1783 Sept. 2 Sept. 4 . . . MR Sept. 17
1784 Aug. 21 Aug. 25 Aug. 26 YF Aug. 31
1788 July 31 Aug. 1 . . . MR Aug. 15
1789 Aug. 4 Aug. 7 Aug. 7 YF Aug. 16
1791 Aug. 19 Aug. 21 Aug. 22 CR Aug. 31
1793 July 29 Aug. 2 . . . YF Aug. 11
1794 Aug. 4 Aug. 6 . . . CR Aug. 16
1796 Aug. 1 Aug. 2 . . . MR Aug. 20
1797 July 29 Aug. 4 . . . MR Aug. 28
1798 Aug. 22 Aug. 26 . . . MR Sept. 5
1799 Aug. 19 Aug. 21 . . . MR Aug. 30
1800 . . . Aug. 29 . . . YF Sept. 6
1801 . . . Aug. 6 . . . CR Aug. 16
1802 Aug. 4 Aug. 9 . . . MR Aug. 11
1803 . . . Aug. 4 Aug. 5 MR Aug. 5
1804 July 28 July 30 . . . MR Aug. 5
1805 Aug. 9 Aug. 10 Aug. 11 MR Aug. 16
1806 Aug. 1 Aug. 5 . . . MR Aug. 17
1807 Aug. 22 Aug. 29 Aug. 31 YF Sept. 18
1808 July 20 July 24 . . . MR Aug. 14
1809 Aug. 16 Aug. 20 . . . MR Aug. 30
1810 July 21 July 30 . . . MR Aug. 10
1811 Sept 13 . . . Sept. 16 MR Sept. 26
1812 . . . . . . . . . CR
1813 . . . Aug. 11 . . . CR Aug. 19

_Note._—CR signifies _Churchill River_—MR _Mouse River_— YF _York
Factory_.

Appendix (C).
THERMOMETRICAL OBSERVATIONS
MADE AT
OXFORD HOUSE, HUDSON’S BAY
_In the Year 1811_
UPON THE SCALE OF _FAHRENHEIT_.
Shewing the _Extreme Heat_ and _Extreme Cold_ of each Month.

JANUARY.

State of the Atmosphere.
_Extreme Heat._
At Noon on the 20th, 38 degrees above 0 Rainy.
_Extreme Cold._
At 8 A.M. on the 12th, 51 degrees below 0 Clear.

FEBRUARY.

_Extreme Heat._
At 8 P.M. on the 24th, 39 degrees above 0 Cloudy.
_Extreme Cold._
At 8 A.M. on the 20th, 35 degrees below 0 Clear.

MARCH.

_Extreme Heat._
At 8 P.M. on the 17th, 44 degrees above 0 Overcast, Rain.
_Extreme Cold._
At 6 A.M. on the 5th, 31 degrees below 0 Clear.

APRIL.

_Extreme Heat._
At 8 P.M. on the 14th, 57 degrees above 0 Overcast.
_Extreme Cold._
At 6 A.M. on the 3d, 22 degrees below 0 Clear.

MAY.

_Extreme Heat._
At 8 P.M. on the 30th, 65 degrees above 0 Cloudy.
_Extreme Cold._
At 5 A.M. on the 10th, 15 degrees above 0 Clear.

JUNE.

_Extreme Heat._
At 4. A.M. on the 22d, 85 degrees above 0 Thick fog.
_Extreme Cold._
At 5 A.M. on the 1st, 32 degrees above 0 Showers.

JULY.

_Extreme Heat._
At 5 A.M. on the 18th, 85 degrees above 0 Clear.
_Extreme Cold._
At 5 A.M. on the 29th, 35 degrees above 0 Cloudy.

AUGUST.

_Extreme Heat._
At 8 P.M. on the 17th, 80 degrees above 0 Clear.
_Extreme Cold._
At 5 A.M. on the 26th, 37 degrees above 0 Clear.

SEPTEMBER.

_Extreme Heat._
At 5 A.M. on the 6th, 78 degrees above 0 Clear.
_Extreme Cold._
At 6 A.M. on the 30th, 18 degrees above 0 Clear.

OCTOBER.

_Extreme Heat._
At 6 A.M. on the 4th, 45 degrees above 0 Clear.
_Extreme Cold._
At 6 A.M. on the 21st, 11 degrees below 0 Clear.

NOVEMBER.

_Extreme Heat._
At 6 A.M. on the 2d, 37 degrees above 0 Rather overcast.
_Extreme Cold._
At 6 A.M. on the 18th, 26 degrees below 0 Overcast.

DECEMBER.

_Extreme Heat._
At 8 P.M. on the 6th, 22 degrees above 0 Clear.
_Extreme Cold._
At 6 A.M. on the 23d, 31 degrees below 0 Cloudy.

Appendix (D.)
ABSTRACT _of the_ RECKONING _of the_ VOYAGE _of His_ MAJESTY’S SHIP
ROSAMOND, _from_ HUDSON’S STRAITS _to the_ ORKNEYS.

Date. Course Distance Latitude by Latitude Longitude REMARKS.
corrected. run. Observation. by by
Account. Account.

_Oct._ 6. At 6 P.M. we took our departure from _Cape Resolution_, bearing North
by Compass, distant 15 miles.
7. S. E. by 62 miles No 60°.46′N. 62°.50′W. A very thick
E. ¼ E. observation misty day,
with a
tumbling sea.
8. S. E. by 90 miles Sun obscured 60. 7 59.48 In the
E. ¾ E. morning the
wind shifted
to the N. N.
E. and blew a
heavy gale
with a high
sea.
9. E. S. E. 187 miles Sun obscured 58.55 54.00 Scudding
under a
close-reefed
main-topsail.
10. E. by S. 154 miles Sun obscured 58.25 49. 6 The wind
varying
continually,
accompanied
by heavy hail
showers.
11. E. by S. 187 miles Sun obscured 57.54 43.20 A strong wind
with a heavy
sea. We
consider
ourselves
this day
nearly
abreast of
_Cape
Farewell_.
12. E. ¼ S. 200 miles 57°.46′N. 57. 2 A very heavy
gale from the
North.
Scudding
under the
goose wings
of the
foresail.
13. E. ½ N. 229 miles 58. 5 29.52 A tremendous
high sea
running.
Scudding
under a
main-topsail.
14. E. ½ N. 203 miles 58.17 25.34 Scudding in
very fierce
squalls.
_Prince of
Wales_ in
company.
15. N. 89° E. 165 miles 58.23 18.24 A fine day.
Wind in the
N. W.
quarter, much
more moderate.
16. East 186 miles 58.23 12.24 Weather
moderate,
with a fine
fair breeze.
17. E. ¼ N. 152 miles Sun obscured 58.32 7.38 On a
calculation,
we lost time,
since leaving
_Cape
Resolution_,
3 hrs. 49
min.; for
which loss we
allow 28
miles. This
correction
makes the
longitude
8°.31′ W.
18. At day-light we saw the Butt of the _Lewis Islands_, having run 70
miles E. ¼ S. since yesterday at noon. Observed the Isles of _Barra_
and _Rona_.
19. In the morning, made all sail; and at noon we anchored in _Stromness_
Harbour, after the shortest passage from _York Fort_ ever before
known. The _Prince of Wales_ accompanied us into the harbour.

Appendix (E).
LIST
OF THE
DRESSES, &c. OF THE ESQUIMAUX INDIANS
IN HUDSON’S STRAITS
_Brought by His Majesty’s Ship_ Rosamond _in_ 1814
AND
Presented by LIEUTENANT CHAPPELL to the University Library at _Cambridge_.

Dress of the Men, made of Seal-skins.

Dress of the Women, with a Hood and Tail, made of the Moose-Deer Skins.

Seal-skin Boots of the Men, water proof.

Boots of the Women.

Gloves of ditto.

Dress of an _Esquimaux_ Child, made of the Skins of Sea Mice.

Pouch of Seal-skin.

Ditto of the Dog-fish, with the Fins remaining, as Ornaments.

Small Box made of Rushes, in which they carry their Trinkets.

A most curious Mask for defending the Eyes from the Snow, with a Place for the Ornaments of their Foreheads.

Barb of a Harpoon, with Sculptured Images of Water-Fowls.

Instrument whereby they hurl their Darts, Arrows, and Harpoons.

Two of their Images; the one representing a _Man_, and the other a _Woman_, in the _Esquimaux_ Dress; shewing the first dawning of sculpture, and their inability to represent the human countenance, hands, or feet.

LIST _of Articles illustrating the Manners and Customs of the Natives of the North-western Coast of_ America; _brought to_ Europe _by Commodore_ Billings.

Machines used in casting their Arrows; from the neighbourhood of _Cook’s River_.

Harpoons of Bone, with Ropes made of the Tendons of Animals.

Ditto of Fossil Ivory, with ditto.

Idols of Wood and Hair, brought to the Coast from the interior of the _North-American_ Continent.

Bone Fish-hooks.

Pouches, worn by the Men for covering the Genitals, made of a Marine Plant.

Head-dresses of the Women, made of the Entrails of Fishes.

Dresses of Men and Women, made of Skins of Moose-Deer.

Bracelets and Fishing-lines made of Fishes’ Entrails.

Thread for Sewing, manufactured of the same materials.

Needle-work of the Women, ditto.

Circular Rattle of the Enchanters or Sorcerers, made of the Beaks of Sea-Hawks.

Bonnet worn by the Men; adorned with long Spikes made of the Beard of the Sea-Lion.

Hatchet for making Canoes; the Handle being of wood, to which, by thongs, a piece of _Jade_ is fastened.

Lancet for Bleeding, made of _Pitchstone_.

Idols made of the Sea-Mouse, adorned with Porcupine’s Quills.

Work-bags and Needle-cases, made of Fishes’ Entrails; the Needles, of Fishes’ Bones; &c. &c.; from _Prince William’s Sound_.

Small Boxes, and Pouches for carrying Trinkets, &c.

Fish-hooks, False Worms as Baits, Idols, Ornaments for Bonnets, &c.

Seal-skin Boots.

Appendix (F).
A VOCABULARY
OF THE
LANGUAGE
OF THE
_CREÉ or KNISTENEAUX[45] INDIANS_
INHABITING
THE WESTERN SHORES OF HUDSON’S BAY
Presented to the Author by a Trader who had resided Thirty Years in that
Country.

_Athis_, implies what is past, and could not be avoided. _As-tum_, Come here. _As-tum-et-tay_, On this side of any particular spot. _As-kow-wee_, Rotten. _Ap-pah-qua-soon_, Tent leather alone. _Ap-pus-swy-uch_, Tent-poles. _Ah-chakk_, The soul. _As-tum-as-taik_, In the sunshine. _Awoos-us-pee_, Past such a time. _Astum-us-pee_, Prior to such a time. _A-gues-spee_, At such a time. _Ath-tha-gusk-cow_, Broad. _Ah-to-we-thah_, It certainly was so. _Ah-tues-cay_, To work, toil, labour, or attend as a servant. _Ah-too-ska-thog-gan_, An attendant, or servant. _Asse-che_, Also, Besides. _Ke-we-Assas-su-min_, You mean to deceive me. _Ah-tah-mah_, Very often repeated. _Ke-we-Ath-the-mah-hittin_, I mean to be troublesome to you. _As-cow_, Sometimes. _Aquay-thakk_, or _Aqua-thoch_, The first time. _Athee-mis-sue_, Ill-natured, Hard to please. _Assus-kee_, Earth, or mould. _Abby-tow_, Half. _Abby-tham-oo-tuch_, Middle of a canoe. _An-nis-coo-tah-pan_, A knot of any kind of line. _Ah-tie_, Fur. _Ah-spee-che_, In the meanwhile, whilst. _An-nouch_, Just now.

_Che-pai-tuck-guow_, Blue.
_Cow-ish-she-moo_, Go to bed.
_Ne-we-Cow-ish-e-moon_, I want to go to bed.
_Cow-wow_, Rough.
_Chim-mah-sin_, Short.
_Cat-tah_, Conceal it.
_Ke-gah-Cah-twah-tin_, I will conceal it from you.
_Co-ke-oo_, Dive.
_Cup-pah-she-moo_, To bathe.
_Cap-pah-she-mow_, To boil meat.
_Chick-ka-mah_, Yes.
_Che-powee_, Narrow.
_Copan-na-sue_, A common man,
_Cooke-kay_, Always.
_Cock-ke-thoue_, All of them.
_Che-che_, Finger.
_Che-che-coom_, Wart.
_Che-che-kin_, To scratch.
_Chah-kiet-tin-now_, A hill, Rising ground.
_Cas-pow_, Brittle.
_Chup-pah-shish_, Below, Beneath.
_Cup-pow-a-thoue_, Leaving off paddling at the
approach of winter.

_Ke-Chim-mah-cah-pow-wis-in_, You are short.
_Ke-Co-pah-chemoon_, You disappoint yourself.
_Cos-see-hah_, To wipe, To rub out.
_Cos-see-quan_, A towel.
_Cos-sah-higgan_, The implement used in rubbing out
any thing.
_Che-man_, Name of a canoe.
_Check-a-gam_, Close to the shore.

_Es-kah_, N.B. In recounting a dream, this
word is much made use of.
_Ethin-artick_, A small kind of pine.
_Es-skun_, Home.
_Ethe-e-coke_, Striving.
_Eth-e-coke-queth-e-mow_, Strive.
_Eth-the-boak-cow_, Wise, Sensible.
_Numma-Ethe-boak-cow_, Foolish, Not wise.
_Ethin-nut-took_, In reality.
_Ethin-nut-to_, Common, The most common kind of
any thing.
_Ethee-pin-nay_, Truly.
_Egah-waudge-no-gun_, Any thing almost imperceptible.
_Egah-pittah_, Stop a little.
_Esqua_, Presently.
_Es-pee-hum-moak_, Flying high.
_Ethin-ne-woo_, Living, Still alive.
_En-coo-se-queth-e-moon_, I think myself a conjurer, or
godlike.
_Espim-mick_, Above.
_E-sput-tin-now_, Steep; or rising ground.
_Es-pum-me-seek_, A little above.
_Es-qui-an-mek_, The end.

_Ke-Guy-as-sues-stah-tin_, I will hide myself from you.
_Gay-tow-woo_, Reflection, To reflect.
_Gay-tak-tin-e-thick_, The whole number.
_Gay-te-un_, It happened to you.
_Gay-te-an_, It happened to me.
_Guy-tut_, You to him.
_Guy-tat_, He to him.
_Guy-tow-wut-oo-punny_, You said so to him.
_Guy-tow-wat-oo-punny_, He said so.
_Guy-tack-oo-punny_, He said so of him.
_Guy-tisk-oo-punny_, He said so of you.
_Guy-sus-takee_, At the same place.

_Hay-wee_, A word of notice.
_Hay-way_, Have you found it—inanimate.
_Hay-waw_, Have you found it—animate.
_How-wee-gas-take_, Not exposed to the ray of the sun.
_Hook-e-moow_, A Chief.
_Hay-e-tus-see-chick_, As many as there are.
_Huth-thee-wah-ka-kin_, A word of surprise.

_I-es-cue_, Tired.
_I-es-coo-tai-oo_, Tired with walking.
_I-es-coos-se-man_, Tired with paddling.
_Iam-me_, Talk, or Speak.
_Ith-e-cah-pah-low_, Run away, Not to be found.

_Kit-Ithe-cah-hittan_, I have eat or drunk without saving
you any, or without asking you to
partake.
_Is-see-boy-tayoo_, To set off by land.
_Kiska-tow-a-cow_, A high bank.
_Ke-shich_, The blue sky.
_Ke-shi-cow_, Day.
_Ke-too_, Any noise made by an animate being
_Ke-too-mah-gun_, or Any noise made by an inanimate
_Ke-too-mah-gusk_, object.
_Kis-sway-way_, Talk loud.
_Egah-Kis-sway-way_, Don’t talk loud.
_Kis-tuck-gah-much_, Main land.
_Kin-wow_, Long.
_Ke-che_, Equal to you.
_Ke-hitch-chu_, Any thing grand.
_Kin-no-koo-mow_, A long lake.
_Kis-ki-ow-wow_, Deep water.
_Kisshe-as-tun_, Fast sailing.
_Kishee-puthen_, Any thing moving fast.
_Kisshe-wahk_, Nigh at hand.
_Kissas-tow_, Middling.
_Ka-ke-che-moo_, Insignificance.
_Kis-steth-e-moo_, Proud, Haughty, Opinionated.
_Ke-Kuck-quay-che-met-tin_, I ask you.
_Kuck-quay-che-that-hit-took_, Strive to excel each other.
_Kuck-qua-che-pus-ke-that-hit-took_, To support a spirit of emulation.
_Koos-coon_, To awaken.
_Koos-coon-ne-gan_, Awaken me.
_Kas-ses-cow_, The present opportunity.
_Kis-tin-natch_, Perhaps.
_Kis-pin_, When (future).
_Ke-kah-nah-gun_, Plain to be seen.
_Ke-too-his-ca_, Calling like a goose.
_Ke-ke-toon_, You did speak.
_Kis-scut-tah_, Cut it in two, (a stick or piece
of wood.)
_Kis-scut-ta-higgan_, A stump, the remaining part of a
tree cut down.
_Ke-hoo-tay-oo_, To visit.
_Ke-hich-coo_, Any thing escaping.
_Kith-the-pah_, Be quick, Make haste.
_Kit-tis-kin-now_, To let fall.
_Ke-mo-he-how_, You teaze it.
_Ke-ket-te-mah-how_, You are cruel to him.
_Ne-Kit-te-mah-tin-na-wow_, I feel for him.
_Kuth-ke-tai-wap-pit_, Black eyes.
_Ke-kick_, Your house or cabin.
_Kis-pin-nut-tow_, To earn, To come at, To purchase.
_Kut-che-wap-pum-mut_, That you should see it, was the
_Go-pa-she-wug-geet_, reason we brought it.
_Ke-thas-kah-che-moo_, To tell falsehood.
_Kis-sha-wah-tis-sue_, Good-natured.
_Ke-wak-tis-sue_, Friendless.
_Kis-kah-mut-tin-now_, Steep hill.
_Kis-kah-pis-cow_,
_Ke-satch_, Immediately.
_Ke-satch-ut-tow-way-win_, Debt, or buying before you intend
to pay.
_Kee-sin-ne-gun_, A dressed skin.
_Kee-sin-nah_, Dress it.
_Kis-sis-sah_, To warm. To make warm.
_Kee-sis-sah_, To cook, either by boiling or
roasting.
_Ky-as-en-equn_, Any thing old or worn out.
_Kusketh-etum-etah-goos_, A person talking impatiently.
_Ka-ke-che-moo_, Boasting, To boast.
_Ke-kas-sis-po-min_, You speak ironically.
_Ke-Ka-pah-tis-sin_, You are not clever or acute.
_Ke-they-e-tou_, Making a noise like scratching.
_Kis-quay-can_, A fool.

_Manito_, God.
_Mus-cow-wow_, or _Mus-cow-wis-sue_, Strong.
_Ne-Me-thou_, I gave it to him.
_Ne-Meeth-ick_, He gave it to me.
_Ne-Meeth-ick-gowin_, It was given to me.
_Ne-Meeth-ick-wuck_, They gave it to me.
_Ne-Meeth-thou-uck_, I gave it to them.
_Ne-Meeth-thee-ammet_, He or she gave it to us.
_Ne-Meeth-ick-coo-nan_, It was given to us by him.
_Ke-Meeth-ick_, It was given to you.
_Ke-Meeth-it-tin_, I give it to you, or I gave it to
you.
_Owee-nah-gah-Me-thisk_, Who gave it to you?
_Owee-nah-ke-Meeth-ich-coo_,
_Owee-nah-wah-Mee-thut_, Who do you design to give it to?
_Owee-nah-wah-Mee-thut_, Who does he intend to give it to?
_Owee-nah-gah-Mee-that_, Who did he give it to?
_Owee-nah-gah-Mee-thick-coot_, Who was it given to?
_Owee-na-hah-Mee-thick-coot_, Who?
_Mee-thick-coot_, Any thing given from one person to
another.
_Mee-thee-coot_, Hairy nose.
_Mee-this-tow-wan_, Beard.
_Mee-the-chap_, Hairy face.
_Mith-coo_, Blood.
_Mith-coo-sue_, or _Mith-gwow_, Red.
_Mah-tow-wee_, Poor flesh, Any thing not fat.
_Mah-Mah-tow-wee-wick_, Ditto, (plural.)
_Mee-gee-wap_, A tent, when erected.
_Mut-too-gaph_, Where a tent formerly stood.
_Min-nis-tick_, An island.
_Min-nay-he-wat-tun_, Point of land.
_Mess-kaik_, A plain, or swamp.
_Mis-sick-a-mow_, A large lake.
_Matoon-eth-e-chiggan_, The mind.
_Musqua_, Black bear.
_Oo-sow-we-Musqua_, Brown ditto.
_Missee-musqua_, Grizzlier, great bear.
_Wah-pisk_, White bear.
_Minna-hig_, Large pine.
_Metuse_, Poplar.
_Mithqua-pim-mook_, Red willow.
_Mun-na-win_, Barren country, not plentiful.
_Me-chim-is-skum-my-gon_, A country abounding in provision.
_Ke-Meth-tho-tho-tow-wow_, You use him well.
_N’ Ne-mith-too-too-lakk_, He uses me well.
_Ne-me-tah-tow_, I regret the loss without crying.
_Ne-mow-wee-cah-tow_, I regret the loss with crying.
_Missa-gow_, To arrive.
_Missa-gow-uck_, They are arrived, or I arrived.
_Missa-gy-ack_, We have arrived.
_Missa-gy-eg_, You arrived (plural.)
_Ne-Missa-gan-nau_, I and my companions arrived.
_Muthch-e-puthue_, Any thing moving slowly.
_Math-e-puthue_, Any thing that does not go well,
as a gun that does not throw its
shot well.
_Mach-wange_, At that time.
_Mack-was-kah_, To overtake.
_Mah-that-tun_, Bad.
_Me-tho-was-sin_, Good.
_Me-tho-sis-sue_, Handsome
_Me-tho-nah-gun_, Good-looking.
_Much-il-nah-gun_, Ordinary.
_Much-ethe-lah-gun_, Disagreeable.
_Metho-tah-gun_, Agreeable talking.
_Ne-Meth-thoot-tow-wow_, I dislike talking.
_Ne-Much-in-nak-wow_, I think it ugly.
_Ne-Mith-thoo-now-wow_, I think it handsome
_My-itch-che_, Exactly.
_N’ Ne-Mith-thoo-wah-tan_, I am happy.
_Ne-Mah-mus-kah-tain_, I am surprised.
_Ma-muh-lah-coo-sue_, Proud.
_Me-tow-wee_, Longing for any thing eatable.
_N’me-tow-with-e-moon_, I am longing, or I am a longer.
_Mun-nus-qua_, To make ready with a gun.
_Me-tho-mah-qun_, Sweet smell.
_Me-tho-gow_, Fine, Soft, Mossy.
_Misse-hen_, To occasion a difference between
two persons
_Ke-Misse-ken_, You have injured me in the opinion
of such a person.
_Muck-coo-sa_, To feast.
_N’gah-muck-coo-san_, I will feast, or I will make a
feast.
_Mahtin-nah-wayoo_, To divide, To share.
_Mah-hum_, To go before the current.
_Mah-kis-cum_, To walk from inland to the shore.
_Mo-tway-tayoo_, or _Matway-way_, Report of a gun.
_Mun-nah-che-tow_, To spare, or be frugal.
_Mun-nah-che-how_, To avoid offending.
_Ke-mun-nah-che-hittan_, I do not wish to offend you.
_Ke-gah-mow-wee-mittan_, I shall hurt your feelings.
_Moo-schuck_, Always.
_Mis-cow-wow_, To find.
_Mus-cow-wow_, Hard.
_Misshe-way_, The whole.
_Ne-moo-see-how_, I feel it inwardly or outwardly,
_Ne-mee-scoo-nau_, I feel it with my hand.
_Ne-moo-see-tan_, I feel its motion.
_Mis-ske-shick_, Eyes.
_Mith-quah-pit_, Red eyes.
_Mis-kee-shick-cake_, The face.
_Missah-gow_, To arrive by water.
_Missa-gow-ma-as-tun_, To arrive by sailing as a ship.
_Min-a-ho_, To provide provender.
_In-ne-tah-mina-ho_, Applied to a good hunter,
signifies he is not deficient in
providing for his family.
_Nut-to-min-nah-ho_, A man in the employ of a hunter.
_Mus-hu-kee_, Physic.
_Mus-cow-wun_, A strong mind, A strong opinion.
_Ne-Me-tay-win_, I am a conjurer.
_Ne-Me-tay-with-emoon_, I think myself a conjurer.
_Ne-Mun-to-win_, or I am godlike.
_Ne-mun-ne-to-win_,
_Ne-Me-tow-wan_, I long for it.
_Mah-that-chis-la-hay-oo_, Ill-natured, Quarrelsome,
Hard-hearted.
_Ne-much-ethe-mow_, I have a bad opinion of him.
_Miss-sa-gy-akk_, We arrive by water.
_Mis-sa-gy-eg_, You arrive by water.
_Mis-sa-gow-wuck_, They arrive by water.
_Mis-sah-gow_, To arrive.
_Mis-sah-gan_, I arrive.
_Mis-sah-gan-nan_, We arrive.
_Ne-Mis-sah-gah-nan_, We arrived.
_Ne-Mis-sah-gan_, I arrived.
_Ke-Mis-sah-gan_, You arrived.
_Gah-Mis-sah-gy-akk_, When we arrived.
_Gah-Mis-sah-gy-eg_, When you arrived.
_Mis-sah-gy-akk-ke_, When we arrive, (speaking to a
person not of the party.)
_Mis-sah-gy-akk-coo_, When we arrive, (speaking to one
of the party.)
_Mis-sa-gy-eg-co_, When you arrive.
_Mis-sah-gy-ahny_, When I arrive.
_Moos-tus-cum-meek_, The ground, The earth.
_Moo-cheek_, On the ground.
_Mah-chis-tun_, Breaking up of the river-ice.
_Ke-Me-me-shick-ke-tin_, You are large.
_Ke-Mitho-nah-goo-sin_, You are handsome.
_Ke-Much-ee-nah-goo-sin_, You are ugly.
_Ke-Mitho-nah-tin_, You appear handsome to me.
_Ke-Mitho-nah-k_, He thinks you handsome.
_Ke-Much-nak-tin_, I think you ugly.
_Ke-Much-e-hah-k_, He thinks you ugly.
_Mah-nah-goo-tee_, Mind if it is not so.
_My-ak-quam_, Mind if I do not, (a threat.)
_Muchee_, Indifferent, Not good, Not
pleasing.
_Moi-see_, Much.
_Mis-tay-hay_, A great quantity.
_Mis-te-sue_, Scalded or burnt.
_Mes-tin-nah_, To expend, Expended.
_Mes-tun-mick_, The white skin that is between the
bark and body of a tree.
_Me-sah-hum_, To patch, To mend by patching.
_Me-sah-higgan_, The patch.
_May-che-moose_, A little.
_May-che-how_, To extirpate.
_Ne-May-hay-pit-chin_, To move toward the sea-shore.
_Muck-co-to-pay-oo_, A stomach that can bear a great
quantity of liquor.
_Missina-higgan_, Writing.
_Maith-waith-e-mai-oo_, To be very careful of any person.
_Minne-quog-gan_, A vessel used for drinking, A pot.
_Metch-chis-kun_, A fishing-wire.
_Ne-Meth-oon_, Handy, Not aukward.
_Mitho-wo-gass_, A length of time.
_Mah-no-kay_, To build a house, To erect a tent.

_Ne-that-mis-sue_, Weak.
_Nip-as-cue_, Applied to a great sleeper.
_Nippow_, He is a-sleep, or Sleep.
_Un-too-we-nip-pow_, Go to sleep.
_Tan-tee-wah-nip-pee-an_, Where do you want to sleep?
_Tan-ta-gah-nip-pe-an_, Where shall I sleep?
_Nee-kee-nan_, Our dwelling, or tent.
_Nut-toot-tow-in_, Listen to me.
_Nai-ow_, A point.
_Nai-ah-pisk_, Rocky point.
_Nuh-pow-wis_, A word of surprise.
_Nuggy-nah-gun_, Land in sight at a great distance.
_Nuthin_, To the north.
_Nah-me-win_, To the south.
_Na-puck-ka-see-tuck_, Silver pine.
_Nepisee_, Willow.
_Nis-sten-ne-gaw-win_, A landing-place.
_Ke-Nay-cut-teth-emoon_, You grieve.
_Nuggisk_, For a little time.
_Nug-gisk-cow-wow_, Two walking parties meeting on a
journey.
_Nuck-ka-wow_, To meet by water.
_Ne-hee_, Right.
_Ne-ach-toa-win_, Aukward.
_N’ Nah-qut-tick_, He left me behind.
_N’ Ni-hah-tow-wis-scane_, It does not fit well, or It fits
aukwardly.
_N’ Ne-he-scane_, It fits me right.
_Ne-ha-tow-win-nah-gun_, Aukward appearance.
_Nip-pue_, Dead.
_Nip-pee_, Water.
_Na-Nip-patchick_, or When they were asleep.
_Nip-pat-twow_,
_Nas-pit-too-tah_, To imitate,
_Nus-pit-tahk_, Likeness.
_Nogun_, In sight.
_Nah-Nah-lay-oo_, Trembling, Shivering, Shaking, &c.
_Nah-nah-tay-we-nah-gun_, Any thing that appears to shake.
_Nah-cow-we-nah-gun_, Variety.
_No-che-chig-gay_, To work at any job, &c.
_Na-mah_, That.
_Nut-toom_, Tell him to come here.
_Num-mum-ne-kee-toon_, I did not speak.
_Numma-no-che-etwan_, I never said so.
_Numma-ne-ke-e-twan_, _Nah-pait_, I cannot say it.
_Nutha-hum_, To go against the current.
_Nut-too-tum-wow_, To ask for it.
_Nut-tah-aes-cum_, To walk inland from the sea-shore.
_Nee-shoo_, Two.
_Ne-shoo-stoo-wow_, A double shot, killing two at a
time.
_Nub-but-lay-stow-in_, A hut with a back and two sides,
open in front.
_No-tum-me-hick_, I am puzzled or plagued by him.
_Nay-pay-catch_, Moderate, Not in the extreme
either way.
_Ne-gan_, Going before.
_Nay-pay-quan_, To break one’s fast.
_Nay-pay-kah-hoo-soo_, To break one’s fast with the
produce of his hunt.
_Nut-to-ko-how_, To administer physic.
_Ne-mutch-che-the-wa-sin_, I am disappointed.
_Ne-mow-win_, Provisions for a journey.
_N’ Ne-ne-mah-hick_, Goods entrusted to the disposal of
another.
_No-che-how_, To work at.
_N’ Gah-no-chi-chiggan_, I will employ myself.
_No-sin-na-wow_, To go after any thing.
_No-hak-wow_, To go after any thing on the water.
_No-at-tick-way_, The act of going after deer with a
canoe.
_Not-attick-way_, Hunting deer by land or water.
_Ke-Nah-nah-toke-kat-how_, You tease it.
_Nup-puch-is-sue_, Flat, Thin.
_Ne-Nut-tay-hay-pitchin_, To move inland.
_Nis-to-pay-oo_, Not having a fill.
_N’ Nis-to-pan_, I have not had my fill.
_Ke-Nus-coo-mittan_, I give you my consent.
_Ke-Nus-coo-moon_, You have given your consent.
_No-chim-mick_, From the water in the woods.
_Nass_, or _Nah-tah_, Fetch it, or Go for it.
_Noo-tow-wee_, My father.
_Nick-gow-wee_, My mother.
_Noo-tah_, Father.
_Nic-cah_, Mother.
_Nis-slais_, My elder brother.
_Oo-slais_, His or her elder brother.
_Ne-seem_, My younger brother or sister.
_Ne-mis_, My elder sister.
_N’che-waham_, My brother.
_Ne-che-san_, My nearest relation, as brother or
sister.
_Ne-shisk_, My uncle.
_No-kum-mis_, My father-in-law.
_N-to-shisk_, My mother-in-law.
_Nis-se-coos_, My aunt or step-mother.
_No-cum_, My grandmother.
_Ne-moo-soom_, My grandfather.
_No-sis-sim_, My grand-son or grand-daughter.
_Nis-tim_, My niece.
_Kis-gim-mis_, My cousin—female.
_Ne-tim_, My cousin—male.
_Nees-tow_, My brother-in-law.
_N-cha-coose_, A relation on the woman’s side
only.
_N-teet-tow-wow_, The relationship between two
people whose children are united
in marriage.
_No-tassuee_, Good for nothing.
_Ke-Ninne-ke-twan_, You are in a hurry.

_Oo-ne-gaph_, Carrying-place.
_Oo-skah-ta-gow_, or _Oo-shisk_, Fur.
_Oo-skun_, Bone.
_Oo-tay-hee_, The heart.
_Oo-tay_, Boiling.
And, _See-cah-che-wut-tay-oo_, Boiling over.
_Oo-mah-moggah_, This too, or This also.
_Oo-mah_, This.
_Oo-tahk_, Going behind.
_Oa-sow-we-quay_, Brown face.
_Owanah-n’gah-nut-to-mine-nah-hook_, Who will hunt for me?
_Oo-tah-coo-sin_, Evening.
_Ow-wee-how_, To lend.
_Oo-wee-hah-sue_, To borrow.
_Oo-tee_, and _Oo-see_, Names of a canoe.
_Oo-tahk-athuck_, Stern of a canoe.
_O-ask-kah-pus-ke-layoo_,
_Oo-sken-equm_, Any thing new or not much used.
_Oo-scooh-tim_, A beaver dam.
_Oth-this-sah_, To cut anything out, as shoes, &c.

_Ne-Pah-wah-min_, I dream.
_Pemee_, Fat, melted and prepared.
_Pus-coo-na-oo_, Fat animal.
_Pis-seth-che-hin_, Listen to me.
_Ke-pay-tow-in_, You hear me.
_Ke-Pay-tartin_, I hear you.
_N’ Ne-Pay-tah-soon_, I hear myself.
_Ke-Pay-tahk_, You are heard.
_Ke-Pay-tahk-coo-wow_, They hear you, (plural.)
_Ke-Pay-tahk-coo-wow-uck_,
_Pow-is-stick_, A waterfall.
_Pe-chow_, A long distance by land.
_Pe-tahk-ho-gun_, A long distance by water.
_Pe-tis-quon-my-gow_, A long distance by ice.
_Pus-quas-qua-ow_, A hummock of wood.
_Pay-soo-sin_, A short distance.
_Pim-mith-e-hick-oo-mow_, A lake broader than long.
_Pah-kahk_, A ghost, or skeleton.
_Pow-woggan_, Morpheus, or the God of Dreams.
_Pe-wee-tog-gun_, A shooting-place; _i.e._ a
waterfall, practicable for boats
to go down.
_Parqua-sin_, Shoal water.
_Parquow_, Dry, or little water.
_Pim-mah-gam-mah-hummock_, Canoes crossing a lake or river
obliquely.
_N’ Ne-Pee-kis-curtain_, I am uneasy.
_Pee-kis-kah-tethe-tah-gun_, The case is melancholy.
_Ke-Pait-twah-tin_, I have brought it you.
_Ke-Pait-tah-hoo-twah-tin_, I have brought it you by water.
_Ke-Pait-lah-hoo-tow-in_, You have brought me something.
_Pemass-sue_, To sail.
_Pimiss-scow_, To paddle.
_Peen-me-gun_, Crooked-grained wood.
_Peemow_, Crooked.
_Pah-tuce_, Afterwards.
_N’ Ne-Puk-kis-cah-tam_, I am unhappy.
_Pis-sin-nah-tis-sue_, Mischievous.
_Pus-ke-thahk_, To excel, He is excelled.
_Ne-Pus-ke-thak-gan_, I have excelled.
_Pay-pay-me-tah-che-moo_, To crawl.
_Pem-oo-tah_, To walk.
_Pe-mo-at-tah-muck_, To ride.
_Pim-me-thow_, To fly.
_Pepoon_, Winter.
_Pepurisue_, To winter. Also the name of a
winter-bird.
_N’-Pe-pun-is-sin_, I wintered.
_Pe-mah-tah-gas-gun_, To go on the ice.
_Pah-mah-ta-gow_, To go into the water—deep.
_Pah-coo-pay_, To walk ditto—shoal.
_Pay-coo-pay_, To come up after diving.
_Pan-nis-swow_, To split meat.
_Pus-sah-wow_, To split wood, and work it with a
hatchet.
_N’gah-Pus-sa-higgan_, I will go and sit down and split
some wood.
_Pah-pe-tues-is-se-nah-gun_, Variety.
_Pus-sah-qua-pue_, To shut the eyes.
_Pus-pah-pue_, To look through, or peep.
_Pus-pah-pue-win_, A window.
_Pun-mis-cah-tayoo_, To go to a house any distance in
winter.
_Puah-pee-tway-tin_, Missing fire.
_Pwas-tow-we-mah-tway-tayoo_, Hanging fire.
_Pwas-towe-we_, Tedious, Not quick.
_Pah-ke-tit-tow_, To let fall.
_Pay-catch_, Slow.
_Pet-tah_, Thirst.
_Pah-too-mah_, By-and-bye.
_Pah-pue_, Laugh.
_Pah-pisk_, A great laughter.
_Pah-pin-nah-ne-woo_, Very laughable.
_Ke-Pah-pe-pin_, You laugh at me.
_Ke-Pah-pi-hittan_, I laugh at you.
_Poo-see_, To set off by water.
_Pim-mah-hum-moak_, Flying towards the sea-shore.
_Pemah-tis-sue_, Living, Still alive, Longevity.
_Pe-mah-tis-se-win_, Any thing that promotes life.
_Pe-mah-che-how_, To bring to life.
_Peth-coo-wow_, To penetrate.
_Puck-queth-qua-sue_, To let blood.
_Pah-coo-moo_, To vomit.
_Pah-puthe-tow_, To bring up any thing accidentally
swallowed.
_Pis-se-quah-tis-sue_, Mischievous.
_Pee-kis-quay_, To sing, or make a noise.
_Pah-mit-tis-saw-wow_, To run after any thing.
_Peway-pisk_, Iron, Almost all kinds of metal.
_Pah-pus-qua-hum_, Breaking-up of lake-ice.
_Ka-Pah-tis-sue_, Dull, Not clever.
_Pis-us_, To doubt.
_Pee-tah_, Any thing that frustrates a design.
_Pit-tah_, Stop.
_Pitche-coo_, To move about from one place to
another.
_Ne-Pit-chin_, I have moved.
_Ne-Pus-cay-wan_, I parted.
_Ne-Pus-cay-pitchin_, To part company, A party taking
different routes.
_Pus-ca_, To part with a companion by ditto.
_Pus-cay-tah_, To tear with the mouth.
_Pah-pow-wah-hah_, or _Poo-two-wah_, Shake it.
_Pah-ke-puthee_, A swelling.
_Pay-nass_, or _Pach-nass_, Come for it.

_Qui-usk_, Straight, In a direct line.
_Ne-Qui-usk-queth-eten_, I have fixed my mind, or come to a
determination.
_Ke-Qui-usk-co-mitten_, Candidly.
_Qua-pah-kay_, or _Qua-pah-hah_, Dip a drink.
_Qua-pah-hum-mow-in_, Dip me a drink.
_Qua-pah-hum-nah-sue_, Dip a drink yourself.
_Qua-pah-hum-mow-win-nan_, Dip us a drink.
_Ques-ke-tai_, The other side.
_Ke-Qui-ske-queth-e-tin_, You have come to a determination.

_Sepun_, Strong.
_Sepen-nay-oo_, Strong in health, Not easy killed.
_Sow-with-coo-sue_, Bloody.
_Oo-Sow-wow_, Yellow.
_Oo-Sow-us-quow_, Green.
_Ta-na-Sin-ne-cow-take_, What is the name of it?
_Soo-sow-wow_, Smooth.
_Sug-goo_, Thick, One after another.
_Sug-gow_, Thicket of woods.
_Sack-ka-higgan_, A lake.
_Ke-we-Sah-wan-ne-how_, You do not use him well.
_Sem-mahk_, At first.
_Sack-ke-how_, I love.
_Sacke-how-e-wah-bah-ne_, If I had loved.
_Sack-ke-how-wahk-oo-punny_, If we had loved, If they had loved.
_Sack-ke-hitch-che_, If she loves her or him.
_Sack-ke-huck-ke_, If I love her.
_Sack-ke-hisk-kee_,
_Sack-ke-hit-too-uck_, They love each other.
_Sack-ke-hit-too-nan_, Loving each other.
_Sack-kee_, Love.
_Sack-ke-hin_, Love me.
_Ke-Sack-ke-hitten_, I love you.
_Ke-Sack-ke-hick_, He loves you, or You are loved by
him.
_Ke-Sack-ke-hick-wuck_, They love you.
_Ke-Sack-ke-how_, You love him.
_Ke-Sack-ke-hich-coo-wow_, He loves you both.
_Ke-Sack-ke-hittan-now-wow_, I love you both.
_Ke-Sack-ke-hin-now-wow_, You both love him.
_Ke-wee-Se-gan-nis-qua-pis-sin_, You want to pull my hair.
_Se-gan-nis-qua-pis_, Pull his hair.
_See-tap-pah-quan_, A tent made with leather.
_Soak-ethe-tum_, Obstinate.
_Sa-sah-gis-sue_, Stingy.
_Suthe-an_, Any kind of coin, A medal.
_Suthe-an-ahpish_, The metal of which any coin is
made.
_Soo-Sow-wah-pisk_, Any smooth stone.
_Sepah_, Underneath.
_Sepayow_, Hollow, like a bridge.
_Sa-cooleh_, It must be so.
_Ke-Sack-cooch-e-hitten_, I overpower you.
_Sah-puaw-pow-way_, Wet through.
_Sah-paw-pwow-we-nah-gwun_, Any thing that has a wet look.
_Sah-puaw-pum-e-nah-gwun_, Transparent.
_See-coo-win_, Spittle.
_Soake-sue_, Strong wood.
_Sag-ga-wow_, Narrow.

_Tan-na-twe-un_, What do you say?
_Tan-na-tway-un_, What do I say?
_Tan-na-twit_, What does he or she say?
_Tan-natwit-twow_ or What do they say?
_Tanna-twitch-ick_,
_Tibbis-cow_, Night.
_N’Tit-tah-pah-tain_, I dreamed.
_Tah-nah-twan-nick_, What is the meaning of it?
_Ta-bith-e-tah_, _Tho-theth-e-tah_, You direct.
_N’Took-e-moam_, My chief.
_N’Tut-tah-min-na-wow_, I overtook or came up with him.
_Tah-nah-the-coke_, What distance?
_Thah-than-nah_, To swim.
_Thow-we-nah-gun_, A long distance, but in sight
sometimes.
_Ke-took-e-maam-in-now_, Our chief.
_N’Tas-tah-gat-tis-soon_, I think I am not sufficient for
the task.
_Tho-is-cow_, Soft.
_Tho-skeg-gan_, Soft skin, Well dressed.
_Tay-poy_, Call.
_Tay-pois_, Call him.
_To-kin_, To open.
_To-kap-pue_, To open the eyes.
_Ke-Tah-hah-ee-mow_, You adopt him.
_Tah-nah-tah-co-mut_, In what line of relationship do
you hold him?
_Tan-na-tah-co-misk_, In what line of relationship does
he hold you?
_Tah-nait-te-gowan_, What is my name? or, What am I
called?
_Tah-nait-te-gow-we-en_, What is your name?
_Tah-na-sin-ne-cau-soo-yen_,
_Tah-na-sin-ne-caw-swa-an_, What is my name?
_Tah-na-sin-ne-caw-soot_, What is it’s name?
_Tah-hutch-e-tow-in-nah_, Tools, Utensils.
_N’-Tah-but-teth-emow_, I think him, or it, useful.
_Tow-weg_, The middle of a skin.
_Ke-Tis-qua-how-uck_, You killed a great many.
_Ke-Tis-coo-now_, You left some.
_Tick-cuck_, All of them.
_Tah-to_, The number.
_Than-tah-to_, What number?
_Than-a-tus-se-chick_,
_Tahn-a-tah-tin-e-thick_, What number were there?
_Tahn-as-takee_, or _Tan-a-koo-tu_, What of that?
_Tahn-a-te-theme-un_, What do you think of me?
_Tahn-a-teshe-tum-mun_, What do I think of it?
_Tahn-a-teshe-tum-man_, What do I think?
_Tahn-a-teshe-tum-me-u’onny_, Whatever you think or have thought.
_Tuck-ke-coom_, Phlegm.
_Tethe-coom_, Nostril.
_Tuck-oo-sin_, To arrive by land.
_Tah-pa-tah-hum-moak_, Flying low.
_Tabeth-a-way_, Real.
_Ta-bith-was-sue_, Possessed of property.
_Tah-ti-sue_, The behaviour of a person.
_To-is-pis-sue_, Good-natured.
_Tus-swow_, Straight.
_Tah-cuoch_, Above, Uppermost.
_Tus-tow-widge_, Middle, Between.
_Ke-keppah-Tow-a-gan_, Your ears are sloped.
_Tah-but-tis-sue_, Useful.
_Tah-na-tah-but-tis-sue_, For what use?
_N’-Tah-coo-sin_, I am ill.
_Ke-Tith-e-wee-cah-pow-wis-tow-wow_, You are taller than him.
_Ke-Tap-pe-se-si-sin_, You are little.
_Ke-Tay-ack-quam-ethe-mittan_, I have a great opinion of him.
_Tay-poo-pay-oo_, Satisfied with drinking.
_N’-Tay-poo-pan_, I am full of liquor.
_Tip-pah-hum_, To pay, To measure.
_Tip-pah-higgan_, A measure, A rule.
_Ke-Tow-we-hah-soon_, You borrow.
_Ke-Tul-tow-wan_, You trade.
_Kit-Tut-tah-mittan_, I trade with you.
_Ke-Tus-tum-mah-tin_, I hinder you.
_Ke-Tit-twes-tum-mah-tin_, I am your interpreter.
_Ta-ow-wedge_, A word used by way of confirmation.
_Ta-tow-wedge_, The middle.
_Tow-weidge_, Far from the shore.

_Us-to-gum-moo_, Still water.
_Utch-chahk_, A star.
_Un-ne-mah_, That
_Un-to-wappun_, Make use of your eyes, Look well
for him.
_Uh-tah-meek_, Underneath.
_Uh-tah-mus-cum-meek_, Under ground.
_Us-kee_, A country.
_Us-kee-ah_, Moss
_Us-keek-wah_, Lead
_Us-keek_, A kettle.
_Us-too-thoo_, To build canoes.
_Us-tay-boo_, Sober.
_Us-pah-che-gun_, An ingredient or sauce, as gravy
to beef.
_Us-put-tis-ewin_, Payment.
_Us-put-tis-sin_, Pay me.
_Uttow-way_, To trade or barter.
_Uttah-muck_, Inside.
_Um-misk_, A beaver.
_Um-misk-wy-an_, A beaver’s skin.
_Us-skah-tie_, A green fur-skin, or undressed
skin.
_Up-pwooy_, Paddle.

_Wah-ha-wun_, Weak.
_Wappun_, Daylight.
_Wappas-sue_, An early riser, One who rises by
daylight.
_Wee-kee_, What used to be.
_Weggee-moggan_, Mate, (a person that lives in the
same tent.)
_Wiggee_, Place of abode.
_Nis-tais-Weggee-mah-gun_, He lives with my elder brother.
_Weggee-wow_, Their dwelling.
_Wethin_, Fat in its natural state.
_Wee-thin-noo_, Fat (as a fat animal), Fat meat.
_Wah-thou_, A great distance.
_Wah-thoue_, A hollow or vacuum.
_Wappow_, Narrow part of a lake, where the
two shores almost meet.
_Wap-pick-oo-mow_, A narrow lake.
_Wow-we-ick-oo-mow_, A round lake.
_Wappusk_, A white bear.
_Wah-ke-nog-gan_, Jumper.
_Wus-qui_, Birch.
_Ke-Wan-nay-too-tow-wow_, You do not use him well.
_Wah-gow_, Crooked.
_Wee-lah_, Tell it.
_Wee-tum-mow_, Tell him.
_Wee-rup-pow_, _Ne-Wee-rup-pan_, He wants to sleep.
_We-thun-e-taggay_, Disjointing and cutting up an
animal.
_We-thun-e-how_, To cut up, To disjoint.
_Walhow-nah-gun_, Any thing seen far off.
_Wee-cheg-gun_, Stink.
_Wo-waudge_, Also.
_Kee-Wappin_, You see.
_Wy-ais_, Something.
_Ke-Wah-co-mow_, You call him your relation.
_Ke-We-way-a-se-min_, You hinted to deceive me.
_We-co-to_, To feast.
_We-co-too-nah-me-woo_, Feasting.
_Weeth_, Name it, Mention its name.
_Wee-this-sue_, Mention your own name.
_Was-cah_, Around.
_Was-cah-higgan_, A house.
_Was-keig_, The edge of a skin.
_We-ug-ge-tow_, Not to be frugal, To be wasteful.
_Wun-ny-hov_, To loose, Lost.
_Ne-Wan-eth-etum-mow-mick_, He makes me at a loss what to say.
_Wan-eth-etum_, He is quite at a loss.
_Was-tai-ab-bel_, Light eyes.
_We-the-gre-quay_, Dirty face.
_Wow-we-ec-quay_, Round face.
_Wow-we-eg-se-nah-goo-sue_, Droll looking.
_Wo-we-et-tis-sue_, A funny person.
_Ke-Wo-we-ase-hittan_, I was jesting with you.
_N’-Wo-we-etwan_, I spoke it in jest.
_Wee-kee_, Accustomed.
_Wutchee_, A hill.
_Wah-gis-cow_, Any thing that bends well.
_Ne-Wap-pah-tin_, I saw it.
_Ne-Wap-puh-tith-ick_, It was shown to me.
_Was-dis-sue_, To appear bright with the
reflection of the sun.
_Wah-thoue_, Hollow, like an empty nut-shell.
_Wow-we-ah-sue_, The full moon.
_Wow-we-a-sue_, Round.
_Was-cum-mis-sue_, Not intoxicated, Sober.
_Wus-kitch_, Outside.
_Wes-kutch_, Formerly.
_Wee-sin-now_, Castorum.
_Wee-pus-cow_, Burnt wood, lying on the ground.
_Wan-nah-scootch_, The end, edge, or extremity.
_Wenne-peg,_ The sea called by that name; also
a lake.

THE END.

R. Watts, _Printer,
Crown Court, Temple Bar_.

FOOTNOTES

[1]See Appendix (E).

[2]This duty is considered by all naval officers as the severest trial
of health and spirit to which the profession of a seaman is liable:
and in proof of this, it will appear, by the following Narrative,
that, upon the _Rosamond_ being ordered a second time to this
station, her Captain obtained leave to quit his ship, and eight of
her crew deserted the first time the boat went to shore, after the
order arrived from the _Admiralty_.

[3]See the narrative of this circumstance, as it appeared, at the time,
in the _Naval Chronicle_ and other public journals. Upon this signal
instance of _British_ valour in a person so young as to be almost a
child in the service, and who had gallantly volunteered to accompany
the expedition upon this dangerous enterprise, the Captain of his
ship presented Mr. _Chappell_ with the sword of the _Spanish_
Commander, as the prize of his valour.

[4]The Gunner was tried by a Court-martial, during our stay at the
_Nore_; and was sentenced, to be reprimanded, and to receive an
admonition to be more cautious in future.

[5]This is one of the most remarkable examples of the _Cyclopéan
architecture_ of the _Celts_ which is known to exist; owing to its
remote situation with regard to the rest of _Europe_.

[6]The _Fucus Vesiculosus_ of _Linnœus_, or _Bladder Fucus_; called also
_Sea Oak_, and _Sea Wrack_. The _alkaline_ salt obtained from these
ashes is the common _carbonate of soda_.

[7]For an accurate Table of the different degrees of variation, see
_Appendix_ (A).

[8]For any further particulars respecting the Settlements and progress
of the _Moravians_, on the Coast of _Labrador_ and elsewhere, the
Reader is referred to a “History of the Mission of the _United
Brethren_ among the _Indians_ in _North America_,” in Three Parts,
by _George Henry Laskiel_; translated from the _German_, by
_Christian Ignatius La Trobe_, 1794. Also to “The Periodical
Accounts of their Missions,” published by the _Brethren’s Society_,
for the furtherance of the Gospel, at No. 10, _Nevil’s Court, Fetter
Lane, Holborn, London_.

[9]See the _Vignette_ to p. 1.

[10]See the rough Sketch of a Canoe, made by the Author on the spot.
_Plate_ I.

[11]Mr. _Hearne_, in his Journey to the Mouth of the _Coppermine River_,
observes, that the _Esquimaux_, on the sea coast to the northward,
used kettles made of _lapis ollaris_.

[12]It was probably _Sea-weed_; a kind of food eaten as a stew, or soup,
by the natives of the Isle of _St. Kilda_, in the _Hebrides_.

[13]A List is contained in the _Appendix_, of the different articles of
_Esquimaux_ manufacture which were presented, by the Author, to the
University Library at _Cambridge_; accompanied, also, by a List of
things of a similar nature brought to _Russia_ by Commodore
_Billings_, from the N. W. coast of _America_.

[14]This gallant officer lost his arm in the attack on _Java_, by a
cannon-ball. The seamen seeing him knocked backwards by the shock,
and lying senseless, conjectured that he had been killed outright;
but as they were bearing him off the field, the Captain recovered
his senses, and feeling the hot beams of a vertical sun striking
directly on his face and head (his hat having rolled off when he
fell), he immediately exclaimed to one of his men, “_Damme, Sir!
fetch me my hat._”

[15]Some of the arrows brought to _England_ by the Author were barbed
_flint_, and exactly resemble the arrow-heads found in the _Tomb of
the Athenians_ in the _Plain of Marathon_.

[16]See the Plate.

[17]See _Hearne’s_ “Journey to the _Northern Ocean_,” p. 154, _London_,
1795.

[18]This practice was common to almost all the antient world; especially
to the _Celtic_ and _Gothic_ tribes, as manifested by the
antiquities now found in their sepulchres. Possibly, therefore, the
_Asiatic_ origin of the _Esquimaux_ may hence be deduced. The same
custom also exists among the _Greenlanders_; who are, in fact, a
branch of the _Esquimaux_. “They like,” says _Crantz_, “to make the
grave in some remote high place, laying a little moss upon the bare
ground (for the rock admits of no digging), and spread a skin upon
it. . . . . Near the burying spot they deposit the _kajak_ and darts
of the deceased, and the tools he daily used.”—See _Crantz’s
Greenland_, _vol._ I. _p._ 237. _London_, 1767.

[19]_Moschetos_ are considered as among the winged agents of the _Evil
Spirit_, by some of the _North-American_ tribes.

[20]See the Sketch of this remarkable _Cape_, taken on the tops.

[21]_Hearne’s_ Journey to the Northern Ocean, p. 224. _Lond._ 1795.

[22]See the Voyages of _Frobisher_, _Davies_, and others.

[23]This is the denomination of the bottom of _Hudson’s Bay_ to the
southward of _Cape Henrietta Maria_.

[24]The Beluga.

[25]The account of the above transaction was derived from the most
indubitable authority.

[26]Memoirs of Mrs. _Mary Robinson_.

[27]See the account of Expeditions through the North-West Continent of
_America_ to the _Pacific Ocean_.

[28]The infant colony is called by his Lordship, _Osna Boia_ (two
_Gaelic_ words signifying _Ossian’s Town_), from the resemblance
between _that_ and the _Indian_ name of _Red River_—_Asnaboyne_.

[29]See _Appendix_ B.

[30]It is astonishing, that, before the return of the ships, the whole
of the drift ice in the _Straits_ disappeared.

[31]I should have before mentioned, that the _Prince of Wales_ did not
arrive at _York Flats_ until the day after our ship.

[32]As it may be amusing to some people, I have added a few
thermometrical observations made at _Oxford House_, in the year
1811.—See _Appendix_ C.

[33]Instead of tracing the _Nelson River_ from its source to the sea, it
will be expedient to annex a map of the river from _Lake Winnipeg_
to the _Gull Lake_, shewing also the portages, &c.; and this part of
the river may be taken as a sample of the whole.

[34]The badge of his dignity among the _Indians_.

[35]The title by which he distinguished the officers of the ship from
the gentlemen of the factory.

[36]A very expressive name given by the _Indians_ to spirituous liquors,
signifying _Mad-Water_.

[37]Whilst this Journal was preparing for the press, the following
article appeared in many of the Daily Prints.

“Intelligence has been received, by a late arrival from _Canada_, of
the entire dispersion of the Colony founded by Lord _Selkirk_, in
conjunction with the _Hudson’s-Bay Company_, on the River
_Asnaboyne_, in the interior of the N. W. Continent of _America_.
Disputes with the _Metiffs_ of the Country, a race of people between
_Canadians_ and _Indians_, inflamed the natural jealousy which the
latter have always felt, relative to the agricultural encroachments
on their hunting-grounds in the interior, and, we understand,
compelled his Lordship’s Governor to abandon the establishment which
had been made.”—“About one hundred and forty settlers were conveyed
by the _Canadian_ traders to Lake _Superior_, on their way to
_Canada_; and the remainder are supposed to have gone to _Hudson’s
Bay_, with a view of finding a passage to _Great Britain_.

“The Governor, Mr. _M^cDonald_, and a Sheriff, also appointed by
Lord _Selkirk_ (Mr. _Spencer_), were brought down prisoners to
_Montreal_; the one for having granted, the other for having
executed, a warrant, under the authority of which, provisions, the
property of _Canadian_ traders, were seized during the preceding
winter, for the maintenance of the colonists; and these gentlemen
were admitted to bail in the Courts of _Lower Canada_, to take their
trials for this alleged offence.”

Whatever may be the decision of the Judges on this trial, the
_Metiffs_ will have succeeded in their malevolent intention, that of
destroying all prospect of the Colony ever arriving to a flourishing
condition.

[38]See _Pinkerton’s Geography_.

[39]Here Mr. _Pinkerton_, although perfectly correct in every other
respect, has fallen into the same error as other geographers;
namely, in peopling _Hudson’s Bay_ with _Esquimaux_: whereas, the
_Cree Indians_, who inhabit the Bay, are not savage, take no care of
their eyes, and are clothed by the _European_ traders.

[40]Here he plainly alludes to the _Esquimaux_ of _Hudson’s Straits_;
not to the _Cree Indians_ of the Bay.

[41]At present they employ but two ships, and consequently considerably
fewer seamen.

[42]For the amusement of persons who are desirous of such information, I
have annexed an abstract of the ship’s reckoning from _Cape
Resolution_ to the _Orkneys_. See Appendix D.

[43]See _Walter Scott_’s Notes on _Marmion, a Tale of Flodden Field_.

[44]Fossil timber, in a mineralized state, is found in the _Orkneys_ and
in the _Hebrides_. In the island of _Skie_ there was found part of a
large tree mineralized by _Hornstone_; which is now in the
possession of the Professor of Mineralogy at _Cambridge_.

[45]So called by the _Canadians_.

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Transcriber’s note:

--Silently corrected obvious typographical errors.

--Retained non-standard spellings and dialect.

--Re-ordered items in the Table of Illustrations, to match actual order
in the text.