Near fort St. Jofeph's and Detroit. 300 Miami River, about fort St. Jofeph.. 300 On the banks of the Wabash, near fort Ouiatonon. Near fort St. Jofeph's and fort Detroit. On Saguinam bay of lake Huron. Near Michillimackinac. But apprehending these might be different appellations for fome of the tribes already enumerated, I have not inferted them in the table, but ftate them separately as worthy of further enquiry. The varia tions obfervable in numbering the fame tribe may fometimes be ascribed to imperfect information, and fometimes to a greater or lefs comprehenfion of fettlements under the fame name. (7). QUERY QUERY XII. A NOTICE of the counties, cities, townships, and villages ? The counties have been enumerated under query IX. They are 74 in number, of very unequal fize and population. Of thefe 35 are on the tide waters, or in that parallel; 23 are in the midlands, between the tide waters and the Blue ridge of mountains; 8 between the Blue ridge and Alleghaney; and 8 westward of the Alleghaney. : The ftate, by another divifion, is formed into parishes, many of which are commenfurate with the coun ties but fometimes a county comprehends more than one parish, and fometimes a parish more than one county. This divifion had relation to the religion of the state, a parson of the Anglican church, with a fixed falary, having been heretofore established in each parish. The care of the poor was another object of the parochial divifion. We have no townships. Our country being much interfected with navigable waters, and trade brought generally to our doors, instead of our being obliged to go in quest of it, has probably been one of the caufes why we have no towns of any confequence. Williamsburgh, which till the year 1780, was the feat of our government, never contained above 1800 inhabitants; habitants; and Norfolk the moft populous town we ever had, contained but 6000. Our towns, but more properly our villages or hamlets, are as follows. On James River and its waters, Norfolk, Portfmouth, Hampton, Suffolk, Smithfield, Williamfburgh, Petersburgh, Richmond the feat of our government, Manchester, Charlottfville, New-London. On York River and its waters, York, Newcastle, Hanover. On Rappahannoc, Urbanna, Portroyal, Frederickf burgh, Falmouth. On Patowmac and its waters, Dumfries, Colchester, Alexandria, Winchester, Staunton, On Ohio, Louifville. There are other places at which, like fome of the foregoing, the laws have faid there fhall be towns; but nature has faid there fhall not, and they remain unworthy of enumeration. Norfolk will probably be the emporium for all the trade of the Chesapeak bay and its waters; and a canal of 8 or 10 miles will bring to it all that of Albemarle found and its waters. Secondary to this place, are the towns at the head of the tide waters, to wit, Petersburgh on Appomattox. Richmond on James River. Newcastle on York River. Alexandria on Patowmac, and Balti more on Patapfco. From these the diftribution will be to fubordinate fituations in the country. Acciden tal tal circumstances however may control the indications of nature, and in no inftance do they do it more fre quently than in the rife and fall of towns. QUERY XIII THE HE conftitution of the ftate, and its feveral charters ? Queen Elizabeth by her letters-patent, bearing date March 25, 1584, licensed Sir Walter Raleigh to search for remote heathen lands, not inhabited by christian people, and granted to him, in fee fimple, all the foil within 200 leagues of the places where his people should within 6 years make their dwellings or abidings; referving only to herfelf and her fucceffors, their allegiance and one-fifth part of all the gold and filver ore they fhould obtain. Sir Walter immediately fent out two fhips which vifited Wococon island in North-Carolina, and the next year dispatched seven with 107 men, who fettled in Roanoke island, about latitutde 35° 50'. Here Qkisko, King of the Weopomeiocs, in a full council of his people is faid to have acknowledged himself the homager of the Queen of England, and after her, of Sir Walter Raleigh. A fupply of 50 men were sent in 1586, and 150 in 1587. With these last, Sir Walter fent a governor, appointed him 12 affistants, and gave them |