A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



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ling of Paracoussy Utina, which after hee had feasted 

 them according to his abilitie and power, prayed Mon- 

 sieur de Arlac and all his Souldiers to stay a while with 

 him, to ayde and assist him in battaile against one of his 

 KingPatanou. enemies called Potanou, whereunto Monsieur de Arlac 

 consented willingly. And because hee knew not how 

 long he might have occasion to stay in these parts, hee 

 sent mee Captaine Vasseur and the Barke backe againe, 

 which brought home onely five Souldiers with him. 

 The Indians Now because the custome of the Indians is alwayes to 

 manerofwar. wage war by surprise, Utina resolved to take his enemie 

 [III. 332.] Potanou in the morning by the breake of the day: to 

 bring this to passe, hee made his men to travaile all the 

 Two hundreth night, which might be in number two hundred persons, 

 Indians. §0 well advised, that they prayed our French-shot to be 



in the fore-front, to the ende (as they saide) that the 

 noyse of their pieces might astonish their enemies : not- 

 withstanding they coulde not march so secretly, but 

 that those of the village of Potanou, distant from the 

 dwelling of Utina about five and twentie leagues, were 

 ware of them : which suddenly employed and bestowed 

 A village in- all their endevour to defend their village enclosed all 

 closed with ^^\\}s\ trees, and issued out in great companies : but 

 finding themselves charged with shotte, (a thing where- 

 with they never had bene acquainted) also beholding 

 the Captaine of their bande fall downe dead in the 

 beginning of their skirmish, with a shot of an Harque- 

 buse which strooke him in the forehead, discharged by 

 the hande of Monsieur de Arlac, they left the place : 

 and the Indians of Utina gate into the village, taking 

 Utina getteth men, women, and children prisoners. Thus Paracoussy 

 the victory of Utina obtained the victory by the ayde of our men, 

 hh^^tV^ which slew many of his enemies, and lost in this conflict 

 French. ^^^ ^^ their companions, wherewith Utina was very much 



grieved. Eight or tenne dayes after, I sent Captaine 

 Vasseur backe againe with a Barke to fetch home 

 Monsieur de Arlac and his Souldiers, which at their 

 returne brought mee certaine presents from Utina, as 



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