344 TRAVELS THRouoa 



^'hich was then the chief plac^ of Louijtuna^ 

 New Orleans being npt yet built. 



M. d'OrviliierSy who commanded at the Natx 

 chitoches in M. Saint Denis's abfence, Tent M. de 

 Belk'I/Ie and his efcort to M. Je Bienville, then 

 governor of LGuiJiana. That general embracc4 

 him, being happy to fee him, and liberally re^ 

 warded his deliverers. Every one complimentr 

 ed him on his efcaps from this captivity ; lyL 4' 

 Bienville gave him a fuit of cloaclis. 



This officer has fince htcn very ufeful to the 

 governorj by his knov,^ledge of the cuiloms of 

 the Attakapas, whom the Spaniards of New Me- 

 uico could never fubdue, as they have done with 

 tht oth.er nations of their empire. 



M. de Bienrjilk fent a prefent to the Atialapas^ 

 and another to the widow who had adopted and 

 proteded M. de Belle-IJe, 



. Thefe people, who did not expcdt this genero- 

 fity from the governor, fent amba^adors * to him 

 to thank hnn, ar?d to make an alliance with the 



i'yench* 



^ The chief of the embafTy addreffcd the following fpeech 

 to Ul. de Bienville^ which M. de ^^//^-^'/f interpreted ; *"• My 



'' fatlier. 



