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is not fiifficicnt to have courage, health, and 

 watchfulnefs, to make any undertaking fucceed-, 

 many other talents are requifite. Moderation, 

 patience, and difintereftednefs, are equally ne- 

 ceflary. It is ufeful to difiimulate now and then, 

 to prevent making evil worfe. Gentlenefs is the 

 belt method which every commander can fol- 

 low, 



M. de la Salle punifhed the lead faults with an 

 unheard-of cruelty ; and feldom any word of 

 comfort came from his mouth to thofe who fuf- 

 fered with the greatelt conftancy. He had of 

 courfe the misfortune to fee ail -his people fall 

 into a ftate of languor and defponder.cy, which 

 was more the effedl of defpair, than of txct^s of 

 labour or fcantinefs of good nourifhment. 



Having given his laft orders at his fort, he 

 refolved to advance into the country, and began 

 to march on the 12th of January 1687, with 

 M. de Cavelier his brother, Moranget and the 

 young Cavelier his nephews. Father Atajlatius a 

 Francifcan friar^ Joutel^ Buhaut^ UArcheveq^ue de 

 Marne^ a German whofe name was Hiens^ a fur^ 

 geon named Lietot^ the pilot 'TeJJier, Saget^ and 

 an Indian who was a good huntfman. I men- 

 tion them all, becaufe they fhall be fpoke of in 

 |:he fequel. 



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