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return on the Monday following; seeing that the Indian 

 came on, I signified my wish for him to go back, he how- 

 ever continued with us^ sometimes running on a little before 

 in a zig-zag direction, keeping his eyes on the ice as having 

 a trace to guide him, and once pointed to the Avestward, and 

 laughed. Being now about two- thirds of a mile from the 

 wigwam he edged in suddenly, and for an instant halted; 

 then set off in full speed. We observed that for an instant 

 he stopped to look at something lying on the ice ; but in 

 another instant we lost sight of him in the haze. On com- 

 ing up we recognized with horror the bodies of our two 

 unfortunate companions lying about a hundred yards apart; 

 that of the corporal was pierced by an arrow in the back ; 

 and three arrows had entered the other : they were laid out 

 straight with the feet towards the river, and backs upwards, 

 their heads were off, and no vestige of garments left ; several 

 broken arrows were lying about, and a quantity of bread, 

 which must have been emptied out of the knapsacks; very 

 little blood was visible. This melancholy event naturally 

 much affected all the party, but these feelings soon gave 

 way to sensations of revenge : although I was fully aware 

 of the possibility of finding out the route they had taken, yet 

 prudence called on me to adopt another line of conduct ; 

 that all our movements had been watched I could have no 

 doubt; and my mind became seriously alarmed for the 

 safety of those who had been left with the sledges ; I con- 

 ceived it, therefore, of the utmost consequence to lose not 

 u moment in joining our party. Having, therefore, given 

 to the people some little refreshment, I caused them to be 

 formed into a line of march, those having fire-arms being 

 in the front and rear, those with cutlasses remaining in the 

 centre, and all were charged to keep as close together as the 

 intricacies would permit. On opening the first pohit of the 

 river- head, one of the men said he observed an Indian look 

 round the second point, and fall back ; on coming up we per- 

 ceived that two men had certainly been there, and had re- 

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