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ra£b in the fame Canow that brought mi up, for 

 every body thought we fhould have been caft a- 

 way at thefe Paffes, which are full of Eddy's and 

 Rocks ; and 'twas never heard before, that fuch Pre- 

 cipices were pafs'd with Deal Boats either upwards or 

 downwards. But we were forc'd to run all hazards, 

 and had certainly been fwallow'd up in thofe Moun- 

 tains of Water, if we had not obliged feveral Ca- 

 nowsto Hioot the Catara&sat the head of our Boats, 

 in order to /hew us the way ; at the fame time we 

 had prepared our Soldiers for rowing, and ftieving 

 upon occafion. Do but confider, Sir, that the Cur- 

 rents run as faft as a Cannon Ball ; and that one 

 falfe ftroak of the Oar, would have run us unavoid- 

 ably upon the Rocks ; for we are obliged to fteer a 

 Zig zag courfe purfuant to the thread of the Stream, 

 which has fifty windings. The Boats which are 

 loaded are fometirnesloft in thofe places. But after 

 all, tho ? the rifque we run be very great, yet by 

 way of Compenfation, one has the fatisfadHon of 

 running a great way in a little time; for we run 

 from Gakte to this Town in two days time, not- 

 withftanding that we crofs'd the two ftagnating Lakes 

 I took notice of before. 



As foonas we landed, we received advice that 

 the Chevalier de Callieres was come to fupply the room 

 of Mr. Verrotj the Governor of this place. Mr. Per- 

 rot has had feveral fcuffles with Mr. de Frontenac, and 

 Mr. de la Barre ; of which you may expert a far- 

 ther account, when I am better informed. All the 

 World blames our General for his bad Succefs : 

 *Tis talk'd publickly, that his only defign was to 

 cover the fending of feveral Canows to traffick with 

 the Savages in thofe Lakes for Beaver- Skins. The 

 People here are very bufie in wafting over to Court 

 a thoufand Calumnies againft him ; both the Cler- 

 gy and the Gentlemen of the long Robe, write to 

 his difadvantage. Tho' after all, the whole charge is 



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