LOUISIANA. 179 



Yefterday an exprefs arrived here from Fort 

 du ^ene to our commander, who informs us, 

 that the Englilh make great preparations to come 

 to attack that poft again. M. de Macarty has 

 fent provifions to vidua! the fort. The Cheva- 

 lier de Villiers commands it in my flead, my bad 

 ftate of health not allowing me to undertake 

 that voyage ; it would have enabled me to exa- 

 mine the place on the road, where an Indian 

 found Tome elephant's teeth, of which he gave 

 me a grinder, weighing about fix pounds and a 

 half. 



In 1735, the Canadians who came to make 

 war upon the Tchicachas (Chickfaws) found, 

 near the fine river or Ohio^ the Ikeletons of fc- 

 ven elephants ; which makes me believe, that 

 Louijiana * joins to Afia, and that thefe ele- 

 phants came from the latter continent by the 

 weftern part, which we are not acquainted 

 N 2 with: 



the Alps. It was taken the 19th of July 1744, under the 

 command of the Prince of Conti, 



The brigade of Poitou, commanded by the brave M. de 

 Che'verti diflinguifned itfelf in this aftion by an uncommon 

 valour, which has been admired by all Europe. 



* The French fet no bounds to the weftward to Louifi- 

 ana. F. 



