to North- America. 



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over-land to the Fort of Niagara, where they ex- 

 pected to receive intelligence before they entered the 

 Country of the Iroqueje. They march'd ten days^ 

 Ire. fifty Leagues, without feeing one Soul. But at 

 laft their Scouts perceived the foot-fteps of fome 

 Huntfmen , which they trac'd at 3 great pace for 

 a whole Night, the Snow being then a foot deep. 

 Towards the break of day they returned, and gave 

 notice to their Fellow- Adventurers, that they had 

 difcover'd fixHutts, with ten Men lodg'd in each 

 of 'em. Upon this Intelligence the whole party 

 made a halt, in order to paint their faces, to pre- 

 pare their Arms, and to concert proper Meafures* 

 The attack was fo form'd, that two Men made 

 foftly up to the two doors of the Hutts with their 

 Clubs in their Hands, to knock down any one that 

 offer'd to come out, while the reft were imploy'd in fi- 

 ring their pieces. And the Adion was crown'd with 

 wonderful Succefs ; for the iroqmfe being furpnYd 

 and fliut up in their bark Prifonjs, there was but 

 two out of fixty four that made their efcape; and 

 thefe two being naked and deftitute of Fire-Arms, 

 could not but perifh in the Woods, Three of the 

 Huron* indeed were kilFd upon the fpot, but to at- 

 tone for that lofs, the Agreflbrs carry'd off four- 

 teen Prifoners, and four Women. This done, they 

 march'd back to my Fort with all poffible Expedi- 

 tion. Among the Captive Slaves, there were three 

 who had made part of the number of the 1000 lro* 

 quefe that thought to have furpris'd us the year be- 

 fore, when we were imploy'd in the great Land- 

 Carriage at Niagara. They gave us to under?- 

 ftand, that the Fort of Niagara was blocked up by 

 eight hundred Iroquefe, who mean'd to appear be- 

 fore my Poft without any delay. This troublefom 

 piece of news gall'd me to the laft degree, for fpar 

 of being reduc'd to extremities; and with that view 

 I was a very nice Husband of what Corn I had 



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