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mending it to them, that, after they had gone 

 the rounds, they Ihould return into the village 

 full gallop, as if fomething had happened to them : 

 this was to give a falfe alarm. There remain- 

 ed nothing further to be done in that cafe, but 

 to examine the countenances of the Indians, 

 who would certainly betray themfelves. This 

 advice was followed -, the Indians believed the 

 French had difcovered their plot *, they intend* 

 ed to execute it on Chriftmas-day, when the 

 people came from the great mafs -, they had ex- 

 a(5lly inquired after that day, alking, in theic 

 way, when that day came on which the Son of 

 the great Spirit came into the world. 



As foon as they believed they were difcover- 

 ed, they thought only of making their efcape ; 

 we fired upon them, and killed twenty-two on 

 the fpot. A ferjeaqt, called La Jeuneffe, a 

 Creole, and a good hunter, killed four in my 

 prefence. M. de Grmfe, on his fide, attacked 

 thofe who were in the Jefuits houfe, he wounded 

 feveral of them, and took five alive, among whom 

 there was one Illinois -, they were put in irons. 



M. de Macarty hailened to difpatch meflcngers 

 to 'New Orleans to the Marquis de VaudreuiU to 

 give him an acpunt pf this expedition \ the go- 

 vernor 



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