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they fought for. A river that feparated them 

 from the camp, and which was confiderably in- 

 creafed fmce they pafTed it, kept them two days : 

 this retardment, which at firll feemed an ob- 

 ftacle to their project, facilitated the execution 

 of it, M. de la Salle^ wondering that his nephew 

 did not return, nor either of the two men that 

 were with him, determined to go and feek them 

 himfelf. It was remarked, that he was uneafy 

 when he was going to fet out, and inquired with 

 a kind of uncommon concern whether Moranget 

 had quarrelled with any one. 



lie then called Joutel^ and intruded him with 

 the command of his camp, ordering him to go 

 his rounds in it from time to time, and to light 

 fires, that the fmoke might bring him on his 

 road again, in cafe he fhould lofe his way ♦, he 

 likewife bid him give no body leave to abfent 

 himfelf. He fet out on the 20th, attended by 

 Father Anafiaftus and an Indian. A^ he ap- 

 proached to the place where the affafiins had 

 flopt, he faw fome eagles foaring pretty near the 

 place, and concluded that there was fome car- 

 rion : he fired his gun •, and the confpirators, 

 who had not yet {^txi him, gueffmg that it was 

 he who was coming, got their arms in readinefs. 

 The river was between them and him : Duhaut 



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