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few People j however, they gave me a very kind 

 Reception, for after dancing the Calumet before 

 the Door of ray Hutt, they made me a Prefent of 

 Venifon and Fifti. Next day they conveyed me up 

 the River, to the place where their folks were hunt- 

 ing the Beavers. The nth we imbarq'd, and lan- 

 ded the i^th upon the fhoarof a little Lake, where 

 the Head of that Nation refided. After we had 

 rear'd up our Hutts, that General gave me a Vifit* 

 and inquired which way I intended to move, I 

 made anfwer, that I was fo far from defigning to 

 march toward the Nadouejfious his Enemies, that I 

 ihould not come near 'em by 100 Leagues; and ta 

 confirm the innocence of my Intentions, I pray'd 

 him to fend fix Warrious to accompany me to the 

 long River, which I defign'd to trace up to its Source. 

 He repiy'd, that he was extream glad to find that I 

 carry'd neither Arms nor Cloathsto the Jtfadoueffious} 

 that he faw I had not the equipage of a Coureur de 

 Bois, but that on the contrary, I had fome difcove- 

 ry in my view. At the fame time he'caution'd me 

 not to venture too far up that Noble River, bv 

 reafon of the multitudes of People that I would 

 find there, though they have no ftomach for War : 

 He mean'd, that fome numerous Party might fur- 

 prife me in the Night-time. In the meantime, in- 

 fiead of the fix Warriours that I defir'd, he gave 

 me ten, who underftood the Lingua, and knew 

 the Country of the Eokem, with whom his Na«^ 

 tion had maintain'd a Peace of twenty years ftand- 

 ing. 1 fray'd two days with this General, during 

 which time lie regal'd me nobly, and walk'd about 

 with me to give me the Satisfaction of obferving the 

 difpofure of the Cottages of the Beaver-hunters j 

 a defcription of which, you may exped in another 

 place ; i prefented him with a Fufee, twelve Flint- 

 ftones, two pound of Powder, four pound of Ball, 

 and a liitk Axe, and I gave each of his two Sons a 



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