LOUISIANA. 137 



'•* of our people to him with game to know what 

 '^ happens here. 



" We hope the grand chief of the French 

 '^ will protedl and help us to fhelter onrfelves a- 

 " gainft the enemy. Webegtheelikewife tomakc 

 '* intereft with him that he may be fo good as to 

 " fend word to feveral families of our people, 

 " who ftayed among the Kajkakias^ to join us, 

 " in order to afiift us in the common defence of 

 " the intended fort, of which we have drawn 

 '■' the plan on the fhore of the Miffifipp'' 



Speech of Chikagou^ a Chief with a Medal. 



" I beg, my father, that thou wouldll get our 

 « arms mended, and we Ih^U decamp after that 

 ** immediately : and that thou wilt tell the grand 

 " chief not to hear the bad words, which our 

 *' enemies will not fail to throw out againll our 

 ^.^ nation, let him remember the promife I made 

 '' him, it fhall be a true one •, and I preferve his 

 f words in my heart." 



Anfiver, 



If what thou fayeft be true, thy father will 

 receive thee well, and all the other chiefs will 



endeavour 



