120 An Jrîijlcrical Jmrnal of 



Such an AiTafilnation could not be long a Secret ; snd though 

 the Bodies were baried privately, the Nation was fooa informed 

 of it. At firil, they complained with Moderation, but infilled 

 oa having the Murderers puniihed. They were too much def- 

 pifed to obtain this Jufîice : The Algonauins would not fabmit to 

 make even the leait Satis faélion. 



The Iroquois in Defpair made a firm Refolution to be revenged 

 The Se u4 of ^"^^ '^'''^^ fcornful Treatment, which irri'.ated 

 fij. ^rfr t\\tm more than the AiTaiTmation of v/hich they 



* complained. They fvvore they would all die 



to the lail Man, or have Satisfaction; but as they perceived 

 themfelves net in a Ccnd'tion to cope v/ith Algcnquins, whofe 

 Name alcne l^iept ^linoil ail the other Nations in Awe, they de- 

 parted frorn ihem a great Diftance, to make a Proof of their 

 Arms arainiî lefs formidable Enemies, which they did by Way 

 of Diveiiion ; and when they thought them^lvcs fuihciently 

 inured to vYar, they fell fuddcrJy on tlie Algonquin:^ and bt:gan 

 a War of which we on] y faw the End, and which ft:t ail Cam 



in a Flame. It was continued or: t:>.c Side of the with a 



Fiercencfs \o much tr.3 r::cre ic/riL:-, z. u. was the more deli- 



berat'\ z^A ^^-r - — ■ x"- F -- r^^^ich hinders 



till, ■ ...u,. . . .Ftcr Dehruc- 



tion ci is itill truer of rhc ./. cpols than 



•rf 0. ,lv of them, that ti.cy cc;.ie like 



ai-d f / away like Birds. Thus 



-u- . .:- >:pî3 ; and. this Ccnduft has made 



, ■ , that had it net been for the French^ there would 

 [—A---. Iliade a: this Day of any of the Nations 

 this Torrent. Thole who fullered 

 che i;iC::c ■ •-/ere engaged as Allies or Neigh- 



bours of th;' uic their Country lay in the Way 



•v'-- -'. ;.-;,a with Ailonilhment, one of the 



■3, and the mc fc warlike of this Continent, 

 li:.,.. .:\.ca 'cf -ul fjr their vVifdom ard Underftand- 



ing, dh '.iclt entirely in a fhw Yepîs. We may alio fay, 



that there r.u. a Nation in t::23 P:': ^. " •^:--r'ca, which has not 

 fuifercd greatly by the Ircc:cols be:r;:_ • ".a take up Arms; 



and Î know of none bat the Ahenaau:. in a.l CtAnada, whom they 

 have not dared to diilurb in their own Country : For iince they 

 have taken a Taiie for War, they cannot remain long quiet, like 

 Lions, who by the Sight and Tafte of Blood, increafe their in- 

 fatiahle Thirfc for it,: One would hardly believe how far they 

 have travelled to feek Men to hght with. Neverthelefs, by 

 being thus continually at War, as they have from Time to Time 

 met with very great Checks, they find themfeives greatly di-, 

 . minifheda 



