174 Hijîorkal yournal of 



ilroy the Outagamis, commonly called les R.^/mrd^, (tJje Fcx€s)^ 

 whom they had pardoned feme Years before, and who were be- 

 ginning to commit thefaïîre Outrages as before. M. de TonHzx 

 Erll repeated in few Words, by his Interpreter, what he had 

 more fully explained in the firft AfFembly ; and the Huron Orator 

 replied in the Name of the three Villages : He made no Intro- 

 dudion, but went diredly to the Bufmefs in Hand : He fpoke a 

 long Time, and leifurely, topping at every Article, to give the 

 Interpreter Time to explain in French vv^hat he had before fpoken 

 in his own Language. His Air, the Sound of his Voice, and 

 îiis A6lion, though he made no Geilures, appeared to me to have 

 fomething noble and engaging ; and it is certain that what he 

 faid, muft have been very eloquent ; fince from the Mouth" of 

 the Interpreter, who was an ordinary Perfon, deprived of all the 

 Ornaments of the Language, we were all charmed with it. I 

 muft own alfo, that if he had fpoken two Hours, I fhould not 

 Iiave been tired a Moment. Another Proof that the Beauties 

 of his Difcourfe did not come from the Interpreter, is, that this 

 Man would never have dared to have faid of himfelf all he 

 faid to us. I was even a little farprifed that he had Courage to 

 repeat fo faithfully, as he did, certain Matters which muft be 

 difpleafing to the Commandant.— When the Huron had done 

 fpeaking, Onanguice the Chief and Orator of the Fouteouatamisj 

 exprelTed in few Words, and very ingenioufly, all that the firft 

 had explained more at Length, and ended in the fame Manner. 

 The Oiitaouais did not fpeak, and appeared to approve of what 

 the others had fpoken. 



T^he Conclufion was, that the French^ if they pleafed, might 

 Th R f I of ^^^^^^ ^^^^ i^cjre Brandy to the Savages ; 

 , ^^/j ^-f that they would have done very well if they 

 îDe oimci . had never fold them any ; and nothing could 



be imagined more forcible than what the i^^^r^?;^ Orator faid in 

 expofing the Diforders occalioned by this Liquor, and the Injury 

 It has done to all the Savage Nations. The moft zealous Mif- 

 iionary could not have faid more. But he added, that they were 

 now fo accuftomed to it, that they could not live without it; 

 from whence it was eafy to judge, that if they could not have it 

 of the Fre7ichy they would apply to the Englijh. As to what 

 concerned the V/ar of the Outagams^ he declared, that nothing 

 could be refolved on but in a general Council of all the NatioriS 

 who acknowledge Ononthio (a ) for their Father ; that they 

 would, without Doubt, acknowledge the NecefTity of this War, 

 but they could hardly truft the French a fécond Time ; whQ 

 having re-united them, to help them to extirpate the commun 



C») This is the Name the Savages give the Governor-General. 



8 Enemy> 



