THE HURONS OF LOEETTE AND THE HERO OF 

 CHATEAUGUAY. 



In glancing over the contents of my portfolio, I 

 discovered the following, bearing the signature of a 

 well-known student of Canadian history at Quebec, 

 Mr. T. B. Bedard. 



It is a scrap of history in French touching the Huron 

 Indians visited in September, 1893, by Their Excel- 

 lencies Lord and Lady Aberdeen, the recipients of a 

 loyal address of these sons of the forest. 



" The incident, adds Mr. Bddard, took place in 1813. 



Quebec youths were mustering to defend their homes 

 from invasion under the double inspiration of religion 

 and patriotism ; the English Government had called on 

 them, and the Indians, tolerably numerous at that 

 date, also appealed to, had warmly responded." 



Col. de Salaberry, who won laurels in that campaign, 

 on consultation with the authorities, had returned to 

 their camp to inform the Hurons that the Government 

 had come to the conclusion of retaining them as a 

 corps de reserve, in case Quebec should be invaded by 

 the Kennebec road. 



But in spite of this, Joseph and Stanislas Vincent, 

 two well-known Indian warriors, begged loudly to be 

 allowed to serve actively in the Canadian Volti- 

 geurs. 



At the battle of Chateauguay, where 300 Canadians 

 performed the glorious feat of defeating an enemy 7,000 

 or 8,000 strong, the brothers Vincent swam across the 

 river, in hot pursuit of the flying foe. But the two 

 heroes, full of pluck and fight, whilst the engagement 



