to North- America. 35 



feair<J him AkotteJJan, i. e. the Partridge. His Orders 

 were, to indeavour by all means to bring along with 

 him fome of the old (landers of that Nation j 

 and accordingly he returned in a few days., aceom- 

 pany'd with one of their moft confiderable Gran- 

 dees, who had a Train of thirty young Warriours, 

 and was diftinguifh'd by the Title of the Grangula^ 

 As foon as he debarqued, Mr. de la Barre fent him 

 a Prefentof Bread and Wine, and of thirty Sal- 

 mon-Trouts, which they fifh'd in that place infuch 

 plenty, that they brought up a hundred at one caft 

 of a Net: At the fame time he gave the Grandee 

 to underftand, that he congratulated his Arrival, 

 and would be glad to have an Interview with him 

 after he had refted himfelf for fome day! You 

 muft know that he had us'd the precaution of fend- 

 ing the fick back to the Colony, that the Iroquefe 

 might not perceive the weaknefs of his Forces j and 

 to favour the Stratagem, Mr le Moine reprefented to 

 the Grangula, that the Body of the Army was left 

 behind at Fort Fronienac, and that the Troops he 

 faw in our Camp, were the General's Guards. But 

 unhappily one of the iraqne/e that had a fmattering 

 of the French Tongue, having ftroul'd in the Night- 

 time towards our Tents, over-heard what we faid, 

 and fo reveal'd the Secret. Two days after their* 

 arrival, the Grangula gave notice to Mr. de la Barre 

 that he was ready for an Interview j and according- 

 ly an hour being appointed, the whole Company 

 appear d as the figure reprefents it. 



The Grangula fat on the Eaft fide, being placed 

 at the head of his Med, with his Pipe in his 

 Mouth , and the great Calumet of Peace before 

 him. He was very attentive to the following Ha- 

 rangue, pronounced by our Interpreters ; which you 

 cannot well underftand^ without a previous explica- 

 tion of the Calumet > and the Colters that it menti- 

 ons, 



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