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went with 'em but the Outagamis, and the four Oh- 

 taouas, who at the fame time cautioned the Savages 

 not to approach to our Camp in the Night-time. 

 Next day I allow'd my Soldiers to refrefh and reft 

 themfelves ; and went my felf to vifit the Gran- 

 dees of this Nation, to whom I gave Prefents of 

 Knives, Ciffars, Needles, and Tobacco. They gave 

 me to underftand, that they were infinitely well 

 pleas'd with our arrival in their Country, for that 

 they had heard the Savages of other Nations fpeak 

 very honourably of the French. I took leave oi 'em 

 on the 12th, and fet out with a Convoy of five or 

 fix hundred Savages, who march'd upon the fhoar, 

 keeping pace with our Canows. We pafs'd by a- 

 nocher Village that lay to the right Hand, and ftop'd 

 at a third Village that was five Leagues diftant from 

 the firft, but did not difimbarque : For all that I 

 defign'd, was to make a Prefent to the leading Men 

 of the Village, from whom I receiv'd more Indian 

 Corn, andhroifdordry'd Meat, than I had occafion 

 for. In fine, I pafs'd from Village to Village without 

 flopping, unlets it were to incamp all Night, or to 

 prefent the Savages with fome Trinkets; and fo 

 fteer d on to the laft Village, with a defign to get 

 fome Intelligence, As foon as we arrived at the 

 end of this Village, the Great Governour, who in- 

 deed was a venerable old Gentleman, fent out Hunt- 

 ers to bring us good Cheer. He inform'd me, that 

 fixty Leagues higher I fhould meet with the Nation 

 of the Kjfanafes, who wag'd War with him j that 

 if it had not been for their being at War, he would 

 liave given me a Convoy to their Country ; that, 

 however he mean'd to give up to me fix Slaves of 

 that Country, which I might carry home, and make 

 ule of as I faw occafion ; and that in failing up the Ri- 

 ver, I had nothing to fear, but the being iurpriz'd 

 in the Night-time. In fine, after he had inftruded 

 me In feveral very ufefui Circumftances, I immedi- 



