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we differing, It was agreed on amongst us, that 

 one-half should go with the Indian to find the 

 house, and the other part to stay upon one of 

 these dry spots, until some of them returned to 

 us and informed us where it lay. 



Myself and two more were left behind, by rea- 

 son the canoe would not carry us all. We had 

 but one gun amongst us, one load of ammunition 

 and no provision. Had our men in the canoe 

 miscarried, we must, in all probability, there have 

 perished. 



In about six hours' time from our men's depar- 

 ture, the Indian came back to us in the same ca- 

 noe he went in being half drunk, which assured 

 us they had found some place of refreshment. 

 He took us three into the canoe telling us all was 

 well : padling our vessel several miles through the 

 woods, being often half full of water; but a 

 length we got safe to the place we sought for, 

 which proved to lie the same way the Indian and 

 I guessed it did. 



When we got to the house, we found our com- 

 rades in the same trim the Indian was in, and 

 several of the French inhabitants with them, who 

 treated us very courteously, wondering at our 

 undertaking such a voyage, through a country in- 

 habited by none but savages, and them of so dif- 

 ferent nations and tongues. 



After we had refreshed ourselves, we parted 

 from a very kind, loving and affable people, who 

 wished us a safe and prosperous voyage. 



