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from any of Canada ; and indeed they have always had more 

 Intercourfe with the People of the Weft, than with thofe we are 

 acquainted with in this Country. 



The Sakh, though they are but a fmall Number, are divided 

 Of the Sakis ^"^^ Faâiions, one of which fide with 

 * the Outagamisy and the other with the Poute- 

 matamts. Thofe who are fettled in this Poft, are for the moll 

 Part of the laft Party, and of Confequence in our Intereft. 

 They received the nev/ Commandant with great Demonftrations 

 of Joy. As foon as they knew he was near arriving, they 

 ranged themfelves with their Arms on the Bank of the River ; 

 and the Moment they faw him appear, they fainted him with a 

 Difcharge of their Mufkets, which they accompanied with great 

 Shouts of Joy. Then four of the chief Men went into thç Ri- 

 ver, where they were foon up to their Waift ; but they waded 

 quite to his Canoe, and took him up in a great Robe made of 

 many Roe-Buck Skins, well fevved together, of which each of 

 them held a Corner. They carried him thus to his Apartment, 

 where they complimented him, and faid many Things to him 

 which were extremely flattering. 



The next Day the Chiefs of the two Nations paid me a Vifit, 

 and one of the Otchagras fhewed me a Catalan Yi^Oily a Pair of 

 Spanijh Shoes, and I know not what Drug, which feemed to be a 

 Sort of Ointment. He had received thefe Things from an 

 Jjouez.^ and they came into his Hands by the following Means. 

 About two Years ago, fome Spaniards, who came (as they fay) 

 Spaniards de- ^^^^^ ^^^'^ Mexico, intending to get into the 

 . J / w o Country of the îlli?wis. and drive the French 

 feated by the ho.- r i ^ \ r • i 



r ^1 Tv/r-r irom thence, v/hom they fav/ with extreme 

 ^vas'es of the Mil- r ^ r i r ^ ^. ha'/t - 



{q^^-^ Jealouly approach io near the Miffoun, came 



down this River and attacked two Villages of 

 the Qéicîatasy wYio are Allies of the Jjouez ; from v/hom it is 

 alfo faid they are derived. As thefe Savages had no Fire Arms, 

 and were furprifed, the Sparàards made an eafy Conqueft, and 

 killed a great many of them. A third Village, v/hich was not 

 far off the other two, being informed of what had palled, and not 

 doubting but that thefe Conquerors would attack them, laid an 

 Ambufh, into which the Spa?iiards heedlefsly fell. Others fay, 

 that the Savages iiaving heard that the Enemy were almoft 

 all drunk, and faft aileep, fell upon them in the Night. How- 

 ever it was, it is certain that they killed the greateft Fart of 

 them. 



There was in this Party two Ahnoners, one of whom was kilPd 

 diredly, and the other got av/ay to the MiJJoiirites, who took him 

 Prifoner, but he efcaped from them very dexteroufly : He had a 

 very fine Hcrfe, and the Mijfountes took 'Pleafure to fee him ride 

 ■ it. 



