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the heathen tribes of that remote region ; to a 

 portion of whom native speakers, proceeding 

 from the mission at the Sault, have already 

 carried such a knowledge of Christianity — by 

 no means inconsiderable — as they have them- 

 selves acquired under its instruction." 



Returning exactly by the same route, in pre- 

 ference to the more circuitous one by the 

 American steam boat, I arrived on the 6th of 

 August at La Chine, having since I quitted it 

 travelled over a distance of seven thousand five 

 hundred miles, including twelve hundred of 

 discovery. 



Both at Montreal, and in my passage through 

 the United States, I experienced every where the 

 same kind attentions. My baggage was not in- 

 spected by the officers of the customs ; and 

 every thing was done or offered which could 

 minister to my convenience. 



At New York I embarked, on the 17th of 

 August, on board the packet ship North America, 

 and arrived at Liverpool on the 8th of September, 

 after an absence of two years and nearly seven 

 months. Mr. King, with eight of the men, reached 

 England in the Hudson's Bay Company's ship in 

 October. Much fatigue had been undergone in 

 transporting the stores of the expedition over the 

 ice to Fort Resolution ; and it was as gratifying 

 to me to learn, as it was creditable to him to 



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