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almoft all thofe that had children at the bread:, 

 becaufe their cries and tears importuned them ; 

 they made all the refl flaves, and treated them 

 with the greateft indignity. 



Some people pretend, that M, de Chepar had 

 the misfortune to perifh lafl of all, and tJ be the 

 fpedlator of this horrible Daughter : he then 

 found, but too late, how wife the advices were 

 that had been given him. The Indians told 

 him, that a dog as he was did not deferve to die 

 by the hands of warriors : he was given up to 

 the ftinking fellozvs *, who killed him with ar- 

 rows, and afterwards cut off his head. 



Such was the death of a man who only follow- 

 ed his own head, his cruelty, his avarice, and 

 his ambition. As no Frenchman efcaped from 

 this malTacre, it cannot be exa(5lly afcertained 

 what kind of death they made the Governor un- 

 dergo ; it is enough to know, that his enemies 

 were a barbarous people, whom he had irritated. 

 A good adminiflration would have attached them 

 to the French, who drew great advantages from 

 them : thus the fault of one man can draw after 

 it the ruin of a whole colony ^ one cannot be 



Vol. I. F fuf- 



* The common people among the Natches arc caUed Mi- 

 chd'Michcqiiipiy \s hich fignihes Jlinkmg fello'iv. 



