to Hdrth*Am£ik£ 4^ 



* with him their wonted Friend fhip : That their chief 

 •* View is, to promote the Intereft of the French* fome 

 'of whom being unacquainted with the way of 



* Traffick, and being too weak for the tranfporting 

 € of Goods from the Lakes, would be unable to deal 



* in Beaver-skins, if his Brethren did not come m 



* perfon to deal with ? em in their own Colonies s 

 € That they know very Well how acceptable their. 



* Arrival is to the Inhabitants oiMonreal/m regard of 



* the Advantage they reap by it : That in regard the 

 c Beaver skins are much valued in France, and th© 

 € French Goods given in exchange are of an incotffi* 

 € derable Value, they mean to. give the French fuffici^ 



* ent proof of their readinefs to furniffi p em with 

 f what they defire fo earneftly : That by way of pre- 

 c paration for another Years Cargo, they are qowM 



* to take in Exchange, Fufees, Powder, and Ball^ 

 c in order to hunt great numbers of Beavers, or ttf 



* gall the Iroquefey in cafe they offer to difturb the 



* French Settlements : And, in fine, That in eodfe 

 € mation of their Words, they throw a Purcelairt 

 € Colter with fome Beaver-skins to the Kitchi-Okmd 



* ( fo they call the Governour-General ) whofe Pro* 



* tedion they lay claim to in cafe of any Robbery &i 



* Abufe committed upon 'em in the Town. 



The Spokefmatf having made an end of hii 

 Speech, returns to his Place, and takes up his Pipe | 

 and then the Interpreter explains the Subftance of 

 the Harangue to the Governour, who commonly 

 gives a very civil Anfwer, efpecially if the Prdfenf 

 be valuable i in confideration of which, he lskewife 

 makes them a Prefent of fome trifling things. Thit 

 done, the Savages rife up, and return to their Haiti 

 to make fukable Preparations for the enfuing Trucks 



The next day the Savages make their Slaves e'af ry 

 the Skim to th€ Houfes of the Merchants, whd ter* 

 gain with 'em for fuch Cloath^ they want All ih§ 

 Infeabitafits of Momal axe allows i& trtifel MtU 



' % 'm. 



