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They thought it moft convenient to keep to the 

 Banks of the River, upon which the Gojogoans are 

 wont to fifh for Sturgeon ; for that Fifh, which is 

 fix foot in length, comes out of the Lakes in hot 

 Weather, and fwims up the Rivers. They had re- 

 folv'd likewife, if they found the Country clear, to 

 march up and furprife the Villages of the Goyogoms : 

 but they were foon eas'd of that trouble ; for they 

 had not march'd two days when their Scouts de« 

 fcry'd three hundred Ircquefe: and on the other hand 

 the Iroyuefe fpy'd them to fuch purpofe, that the 

 Scouts efcap'd very narrowly, and had much ado to 

 return to the body of the Party, which immediately 

 betook themfelves to flight. I was mightily furpris'd 

 when I heard the Centinel of our Redoubt cry out, 

 Aux Armesy our Men are beaten andfurfued\ but I was 

 yet more furpriz'd when I faw the Fugitives run at 

 full fpeed, when there was no body behind them. 

 When they came up they were all filent for half an 

 i hour, purfuant to their Ufe and Wont; after which 

 their Leader recounted to me the Particulars of the 

 Adventure. I thought at firft that their advanced 

 Guards had miftook the number of the Enemies; 

 for I knew that the Outaouas had not the Reputation 

 of too much Courage: but the next day a Party of 

 the Ircquefe appear'd in fight of our Redoubt, which 

 gave meoccafion to believe that they were in the right 

 of it. Nay, this Truth was afterwards confirmed by 

 a certain Slave ca\Y<3 Cbaouancn, who made hisefcape 

 to the Redoubt, and affur'd me, that the Iro^efe were 

 riot lefs than four hundred; to which he added, that 

 they expe&ed to be joyn'd by fixty more that had 

 rnarch'd fome Months before to the Country of the 

 Oumamis. He informed us farther, That while the 

 Marquis de DenonvilJe was concerting meafures for a 

 Peace with the five Nations, an Englishman, of the 

 Name of Aria^ accompany ? d with fome others, en- 

 deavoured to difTwade them from Peace, by Orders 



