9 6 Some New Voyages 



from the Governour of New York In the mean time 

 the Savages having prefs'd me to aflift at a Council 

 of War, they proposed to He by for a fair Wind, and 

 then to embark- They reprefented, that they de- 

 fign'd to fail to the end of the Lake, where they 

 would infallibly light upon the fixty Iroquefe that I 

 mentioned above j but withal, that they could not 

 agree to fet out in a Calm, becaufe that after their 

 quitting the Redoubt, and launching out, a contra- 

 ry Wind might force 'em afhore, where their Throats 

 might be cut if the Enemy purfu'd 'em. I reply'd, 

 That 'twas then fuch fine Weather, that we had no- 

 thing to exped but Calms; that if we tarry'd longer 

 in this Place, our Enemies would thereby gain time 

 to make Canows in order to a Purfuit ; that fince 

 the favourablenefs of the Wind was fo uncertain, we 

 ought to embark without lofs of time ; that we might 

 fail in the Night, and fculk in the Day-time behind 

 Rocks and Points of Land; and, that by this means 

 the Enemy would be at a lofs to know whether we 

 flood to the South or to the North fide of the Lake. 

 The Savages made Anfwer, That 'twas true ^their 

 tarrying might be every way prejudicial ; but 'twas 

 equally true, that my Expedient was dangerous: 

 However, they confented to embark along with us, 

 and for that end gumm'd their Canows. We em- 

 barked on the 24th at night, and the Weather being 

 fair, clear, and calm, made a great deal of way that 

 night, and the fucceeding day. The next Evening 

 we came to an Anchor, defigning to fleep for three 

 or four hours, but not to ftir out of the Canows. 

 About Midnight we weigh'd our little wooden An- 

 chors, and one half of the Men row'd while the o- 

 ther was at reft. Thus did we continue tofteer with 

 a great deal of Precaution and Care, rowing all 

 night, and lying by all day. 



July 28. when we were lying almoft all afleep in 

 a Creek of a little Ifland, the Watch defcrying fome 



Canows 



