to North- America, tip 



Iroquefe but by Hear-fay ; upon this fufpicion, I fay, 

 they tugg'd hard to come up with 'em. The two 

 Armies pofted themfelves upon the point of the 

 Ifland, where the two GroiTes are put down in the 

 Map ; and as foon as the Nadouejfis came in fight, the 

 Iroqueje' cry r 'd out in the lUinefe Language, Who are ye? 

 To which the Nadoue/fis anfwer'd, Some body : And 

 putting the like Queftion to the Iroquefe, received the 

 fame Anfwer. Then the Iroquefe put this Queftion 

 to 'cm, Where are you agoing ?To hunt Beeves, reply'cl 

 the Nadouejfis. But fray, fays the Nadoueffis, whats 

 pur bufinefs? To hunt Men, reply 'd the Iroquefe. *Ti& 

 welly fays the Nardouejfis, we are men, and fo you need 

 ga no farther. Upon this Challenge the two Parties 

 difembark'd, and the Leader of the Nadouejfis cut his 

 Canows to pieces ; and after reprefenting to his War- 

 riours that they behov'd either to Conquer or Die* 

 march'd up to the Iroquefe; who received /em at firft 

 Onfet with a Cloud of Arrows: But the Nadoueffis 

 having Hood their firft Difcharge, which kili'd 'em 

 eighty Men, fell in upon 'em with their Clubs in 

 their hands,* before the others could charge again j 

 and fo routed 5 em entirely. This Engagement lafted 

 for two hours, and was fo hoc, that two hundred 

 and fixty Irotjuefe fell upon the fpot, and the reft were 

 all taken Prifoners. Some of the Iroquefe indeed at- 

 tempted to make their Efcape after the Adion was 

 over 5 but the victorious General fent ten or twelve 

 of his Men to purfue 'em in one of the Canows that 

 he had taken: and accordingly they were all over- 

 taken and drown'd. The Nadouejfis having obtained 

 this Victory, cut off the Nofes and Ears of two of 

 the clivereft Prifoners j and fupplying 'ern with Fu* 

 fees, Powder, and Ball, gave "em the liberty of re- 

 turning to their own Country, in order to give thek 

 Country-men to underftand, that they ought not to» 

 employ VYom§o %o hunt after Men my longer. 



