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therein, these being sufficiently set forth already : Let it 

 suffice to inform them, that after hfteen Days Journey, we 

 arrived at the foot of the Mountains, having met with no 

 Human Specie all the way. It seems upon our first arival 

 we were discovered by a Party of the Iroquois Indians, who, 

 as I said before, are very powerful, and continually at War, 

 wandering all over the Continent betwixt the two Bays of 

 Mexico and St. Lawrence. As soon as they had discovered us 

 they disappeared, (as we were afterwards informed) and 

 gave ISTotice thereof to their King, who sent immediately an 

 Ambassador, or one of his Attendants, painted as red as Ver- 

 million, together with a strong Party of his Men, armed with 

 Bows and Arrows. 



When they appeared the second time, the Retinue halted 

 at about half a Mile distant from us and the Ambassador 

 attended with one Person, came to the place where we were 

 (which was in a large Savanna) with a green Bough in his 

 Hand, and gave us to understand that he was sent to us by 

 Order of his King, who desired to know whether we came for 

 Peace or War, or what other Business had brought us to 

 those Parts; In such like Speeches he accosted us. We as- 

 sured him by our Indian Interpreters, that we were come in 

 a friendly manner, with no other Design than a Curiosity of 

 viewing the Mountains. When we had thus satisfied him he 

 sat down with us, and dispatched the other Person that 

 attended him, to acquaint the King with the Reasons of our 

 coming. 



During his Absence, we entertained the Ambassador with 

 Punch, and made him a Present of some few Toys, which he 

 accepted of, and was highly pleased therewith. About four 

 Hours after the Messenger returned, whom the Ambassador 

 received at a little distance from us, where they discoursed for 



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