I02 Some ¥Lew Voyages 



Orders to return to the Colony if the Seafon and ci- 

 ther Circumftances permit ; or to tarry here till the 

 Spring if I forefee unfurrnountable Difficulties in the 

 Paflage. In the mean time he has fent me Effecfts 

 to anfwer the Pay of my Detachment, and to fubfift 

 *em in the Winter. Thefe Orders would be extream 

 acceptable to me, if I could but contrive how to re- 

 turn to the Colony ; but that feems to be abfolutely 

 impoffible, and both the French And the Savages agree 

 that it is fp. There are in that Paflage fo many Wa- 

 ter-falls, Cataracts, and Places where there's a necef- 

 fity of tedious Land-carriages, that I dare not run 

 fitch Hazards with my Soldiers, who caunot work 

 the Boats but upon ftagnating Water. Upon that 

 confederation X have thought it more proper to halt 

 here till the next Year; at which time! defign to 

 take the Advantage of the Company of fome French- 

 men and Savages, that promife to take into each of 

 their Canows one of my Men. In the mean time, 

 I am upon the point of undertaking another Voyage, 

 For I cannot mew my felf up here all this Winter. I 

 clefign to make the beft ufe of my time, and to tra- 

 vel through the Southern Countries that I have fo 

 often heard of, having engag'd four or five good 

 Huntfoen of the Out am as to go along with me. 



The Party of the Hwom that I mentioned in the 

 beginning ofmy Letter, returned hither two Months 

 ago, and brought with 'em an Iroquefe Slave, whom 

 their Leader prefented to Mr. de hchereau, the late 

 Colonel of the Ccureurs de Bots^ and whom that Co- 

 lonel ordered to he immediately fliot. The crafty 

 Leader aiied upon that occafion a very canning and 

 malicious part, the fatal Cpnfequences of which I 

 eafily forefee : He intrufted no body with the Secret 

 but my felf ; for he is my true Friend, and he knows 

 that I am his. However, I muft go no farther up- 

 on this matter, left my Letter fho.uld be intercepted, 

 ^hoVafter aj!^' if the |3ipw were not already givsp^ 



