to North- America. lip 



the diftance of a Cannon /hot from the Village ; 

 we went in a joynt body with the Outagamis and 

 the Outaouas, to the Cacick of that Nation; and in 

 the mean time the Effanapes Slaves were brought be- 

 fore him by ten of my Soldiers, i was adually in the 

 prefenceof this petty King, when thefe Slaves fpent 

 half an hour in proftrating themfelves feveral times 

 before him. I made him a Prefent of Tobacco, 

 Knives, Needles, Ciflars, two Firelocks with Flints, 

 fome Hooks, and a very pretty Cutlas. He was 

 better fatisfied with thefe trifling things, which he 

 had never feen before, than I could have been with 

 a plentiful Fortune. He teftified his Acknowledg- 

 ment of the Gift, by a Counter- prefent that was 

 more folid, though not much more valuable, as 

 confifting of Peafe, Beans, Harts, Roe-bucks, Geefe 

 and Ducks, of which he fent great plenty to our 

 Camp: And indeed, we were extreamly well fatis- 

 fied with fuch a feafonable Prefent. He gave me 

 to know, That, fince I defign'd to vifit the Gnacfi- 

 tares y he would give me a Convoy of two or three 

 hundred Men : That the Gnacfitares were a very ho- 

 ned fort of People ; and that both they and his 

 People were link'd by a common intereft in guard- 

 ing off the Mozeemlek, which were a turbulent and 

 warlike Nation. He added, that the Nation laft 

 mention'd were very numerous; that they never 

 took the Field without twenty thoufandMenat leaft : 

 That to reprefs the Incurfions and Infults of that 

 dangerous Enemy, the Gnacfitares and his Nation had 

 maintain d a Confederacy tor fix and twenty years ; 

 and that his Allies ( the Gnacfitares ) were forced to 

 take up their Habitation in Iflands, where the Ene- 

 my cannot reach 'em. I was glad to accept of his 

 Convoy, and returned him many thanks. I ask'd 

 four Pirogues of him, which he granted very frank- 

 ly, allowing me to pick and choofe that number out 

 pf fifty. Having thus concerted my Meafures, I 



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