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on a War between us and the EJJanapes. In the 

 mean time I orderd my Men to open the Door, 

 and to call out to die Outagamu y that they fhould 

 offer no manner of Injury : But the Outagamis in 

 ftead of coming in, prefs'd me to return with all 

 expedition to the Canows, which accordingly I 

 did, without lofs of time, and carry'd with me the 

 four Effanapes Slaves, in order to leave 'em at the firft 

 Village we came to. We had no fooner imbarqued, 

 than the two other Slaves came to acquaint me that 

 the Governor would ftop me in his River ; but 

 the Outagamis made anfwer, that he could not do 

 that without throwing a Mountain into it. In 

 fine, we did not ftand to difpute the matter ; and 

 tho' 'twas then late, we row'd ftraight to the next 

 Village, which lay about three Leagues off. Du- 

 ring the time of this paflage, I us'd the precaution 

 of taking from my fix Slaves an exa£t information 

 of the Conftitution of their Country, and particu- 

 larly of the principal Village. They having affur'd 

 me, that the Capital Canton was feated upon a 

 fort of a Lake, I took up a Refolution of not 

 flopping at the other Villages, where I fliould only 

 lofe time, and lavifti my Tobacco^ and (leering di- 

 rectly to the Metropolitan, in order to complain to 

 their Generaliffimo. 



We arrived at the Capital Canton on the %d of 

 November , and there met with a very honourable 

 Reception. The Outagamis of our Company com- 

 plain d of the affront they had received; but the 

 Head General being already inform'd of the mat- 

 ter, made anfwer, that they ought to have carry d 

 off the Govemour or Leading Officer, and brought 

 him along with them. In paffing from the firft Vil- 

 lage to this we run fifty Leagues, and were follow'd 

 by a P* oceffion of People, that| were much more 

 fociable than the Governour that offered us that Af- 

 front. After our Men had ficted up our Hutts at 



