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ger, as we believed that every thing was 

 quiet and peaceable. We were afterwards 

 informed, that thefe Indians had trod the 

 grafs down, and paffed the laft. night in the 

 place where we found the burning brands in 

 the morning. The ufual road which they 

 were to take, was by Fort Anne, but to 

 fhorten their journey they had gone an un- 

 frequented road. If they had gone on to- 

 wards Fort Anne, they would have met us 

 without doubt, and looking upon us all 

 as EngHJhmen, for whofe blood they were 

 gone out, they could eafily have furprifed 

 and (hot us all, and by that means have 

 been rid of the trouble of going any 

 further to fatisfy their cruelty. We were 

 greatly ftruck when the Frenchmen told us 

 how near death we had been to-day. We 

 paffed the night here, and though the 

 French repeatedly advifed and defired me 

 not to venture any further with my com- 

 pany, but to follow them to the firft Eng- 

 li/b fettlement, and then back to Fort St. 

 Frederic, yet I refolved, with the protection 

 of the Almighty, to continue my" journey 

 the next aay. 



We faw immenfe numbers of thofe 



wild pigeons flying in the woods, which 



fometimes come in incredible flocks to the 



fouthem Englijh colonies, mofl of the in* 



U 4 habitants 



