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word, protefted that he would profecute this defign 

 To vigoroufly, that in the end thefe Barbarians fliouid 

 be either quite cut off, or obliged to fhifc their 

 Seats. 



The General calfd forme that very day, and ac- 

 quainted me, that in regard I underftood the Lan- 

 guage of the Savages, I was to go with a Detach- 

 ment to cover their Country purfuant to their Re~ 

 que ft. At the fame time he aflur'd me, he would in- 

 form the Court of the Reafons that mov'd him to 

 detain me in Canada, notwithftanding that he had 

 orders to give me leaye to go home. You may eafily 

 guefs, Sir, that I was thunderftruck with thefe 

 News, when I had fed my felf all along with ths 

 hopes of returning to France, and promoting my 

 Intereft, which is now fo much thwarted. Howe- 

 ver, I was forc'd to be contented j for the greater 

 Power bears the fway all the World over. Purfu- 

 ant to my orders, I made all fuitable preparations 

 for my Voyage, without lofs of time. I took leava 

 of my Friends, who fingled out the beft Soldiers 

 for me ; and made me Prefents of Cloaths, Tobac- 

 co, Books, and an infinity of other things, that they 

 could fpare without any inconveniency, becaufe 

 they were then upon their return to the Colony, 

 which affords every thing that one can defire. By 

 gobd luck, I brought my Aftrolabe with me from 

 Monreal, which will enable me to take the Latitudes 

 of this Lake, and to make feveral other ufeftil Ob~ 

 fervations; for in all appearance, I fhall be out two 

 years or fuch a matter. The Men of my Detach- 

 ment are brisk proper fellows, and my Canows are 

 both new and large. I am to go along with Mr. 

 Dulhuty a Lions Gentleman, who is a Perfon of 

 great Merit, and has done his King and his Coun- 

 try very confiderable Services. Mr. de Tonti makes 

 another of our Company; and a Company of Sa- 

 vages is to follow us, Mr. de Dmonvilk will fet out 



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