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eafe, than they can carry 5 em overland to New- 

 York. In time of War I take it to be indefenfible ; 

 for the Cataradtsand Currents of the River are fuch, 

 that fifty Ircqmfe may there flop five hundred French, 

 without any other Arms but Stones. Do but con- 

 fider, Sir ^ that for twenty Leagues together the 

 River is fo rapid, that we dare not fet the Canow 

 four paces off the {hoar ; Befides, Canada being no- 

 thing but a Forreft, as I intimated above, 'tis im- 

 poffible to travel there without falling every foot 

 into Ambufcades, efpecially upon the banks of this 

 River, which are lin'd with thick Woods, that ren- 

 der °cm inaccefftble. None but the Savages can skip 

 from Rock to Rock, and fcour thro' the Thickets, as 

 If 'twere an open Field. If we were capable of 

 fuch Adventures, we might march five or fix hun- 

 dred Men by Land to guard the Canows that carry 

 the Provifions ; but at the fame time 'tis to be con- 

 fider'd, that before they arrived at the Fort, they 

 would confume more Provifions than the Canows 

 can carry ; Not to mention that the Iroquefe would 

 ftill out-number 'em. As to the particulars relating 

 to the Fort, I fhall take notice of 'em when! come 

 to give a general defcription of How-France. 



While we continued at Fort Frontenac, the Iroqueje 

 who live sttGaneouJfi and Quente, at the diftance of 

 feven or eight Leagues from thence, threw in upon 

 us Harts , Roe-bucks, Turkeys and Fife; in ex- 

 change for Needles, Knives, Powder and Ball. To- 

 wards the end of Auguft Mr. de la Barre joyn'd us 5 

 but he was dangeroufly ill of a Feaver, which 

 rag'd in like manner among moft of his Militia ; 

 fo that only our three Companies were free 

 from Sicknefs. This Feaver was of the intermit- 

 ting kind ; and the convulfive Motions, Tremblings, 

 and frequency of the Pulfe that attended the cold 

 Fit, were fo violent, that moft of our fick Men 

 cly'd in the fecondor thkd Fk. Their Blood was 



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