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they are not eafily difciplin'd, this likewife proceeds 

 from the fame principle, or from their having adif^ 

 cipline peculiar to themfelves, which they believe is 

 better adapted for carrying on war againft the Indi^ 

 ans, in which they are not entirely to blame. More- 

 over, they appear to me to be 'unable to govern a 

 certain impetuofity, which renders them fitter for 

 fndden furprifes or hafty expeditions, than the regu- 

 lar and continued operations of a campaign; It has 

 likewife been obferved, that amongft a great num- 

 ber of brave men who diftinguifhed themfelves in 

 the laft wars, there were very few found capable of 

 bearing a fuperior. This is perhaps owing to their 

 not having fufficiently learned to obey. It is how- 

 ever true, that when they are well conducted, there 

 is nothing which they will not accomplim, whether 

 by fea or land, but in order to this they mud enter- 

 tain a great opinion of their commander. The late 

 M. d' Iberville, who had all the good qualities of 

 his countrymen without any of their defects, could 

 have led them to the end of the world. 



There is one thing with refpeft to which they are 

 not eafily to be excufed, and that is the little natu- 

 ral affe6tion mpft of them fhew to their parents, 

 who for their part difplay a tendernefs for them, 

 which is not extremely well managed. The Indians 

 fall into the fame defect, and it produces amongft 

 them the fame confequences. But what above all 

 things ought to make the Canadians be held in 

 much efteem, is the great fund they have of piety 

 and religion, and that nothing is wanting to their 

 education upon this article. It is likewife true, that 

 when they are out of their own country they hardly 

 retain any of their defects. As with all this they 

 are extremely brave and active, they might be of 

 great feryice in war, in the marine and in the arts ; 



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