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French •, and added, that as often as they fhoiild 

 lole their fenles and kill our people, they would 

 do us the lame juftice again. 



The Chevalier d'Ernevllk hrld a fpeech to the 

 nflennbly in his turn, and ir.ade.the nation a pre- 

 lent which the governor had lent him. The In- 

 dians gave him the great calumet of peace to 

 fmoke, all the foldiers and French inhabitants 

 likewiie fmoked it, in fign of a general amnefty; 

 -afterwards they drank the Cajfine^ which is the 

 potion of the ivhite word, i. e. the potion ofrob- 

 livion and peace. 



Since that time this nation has never offended 

 ,us. Tht AUihamons offered, in 17 14, to build 

 upon their ground, and at their expence, a fort, 

 which was afterwards called Fort Houloufe^ and 

 they introduced the French into it. M. de Bien- 

 ville^ who was then governor, went to take pof- 

 -fefiion of it in the King's name*. 



They 



* This governor is in fuch great efceem with them, that 

 they always mention him in their harangues. Kis name is 

 ib deeply graved in the hearts of thefe good Indians, that his 

 memory will always be dear to them. 'As faon as they faw 

 xne they inquired after him ; J acfwered, that he was at the. 

 'great village, or Parity "m good health, with which they 

 were highly pleafed. 



