Asthosepeopleareextreamlyapttogetdrunk, and, whenso, areveryquarrelsomeanddisorderly, westrictlyforbadethesellinganyliquortothem; andwhentheycomplain'dofthisrestriction, wetoldthemthatiftheywouldcontinuesoberduringthetreaty, 'dthis, andtheykepttheirpromise, becausetheycouldgetnoliquor, andthetreatywasconductedveryorderly, 'dandreceivedtherum; thiswasintheafternoon: theywerenearonehundredmen, women, andchildren, andwerelodg'dintemporarycabins, builtintheformofasquare, , hearingagreatnoiseamongthem, thecommissionerswalk'; theywerealldrunk, menandwomen, -colour'dbodies, halfnaked, seenonlybythegloomylightofthebonfire, runningafterandbeatingoneanotherwithfirebrands, accompaniedbytheirhorridyellings, form'dascenethemostresemblingourideasofhellthatcouldwellbeimagin'd; therewasnoappeasingthetumult, , demandingmorerum, ofwhichwetooknonotice.
Thenextday, sensibletheyhadmisbehav'dingivingusthatdisturbance, 'dthefault, butlaiditupontherum; andthenendeavouredtoexcusetherumbysaying, “TheGreatSpirit, whomadeallthings, madeeverythingforsomeuse, andwhateverusehedesign'danythingfor, , whenhemaderum, hesaid, 'LetthisbefortheIndianstogetdrunkwith,' anditmustbeso.” And, indeed, ifitbethedesignofProvidencetoextirpatethesesavagesinordertomakeroomforcultivatorsoftheearth, -coast.
