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the Ofages, and encamp'd by its Mouth. That Night 

 we had feveral falfe Alarms from the wild Beeves, up- 

 on which we made fufficient Reprifals afterwards 5 

 for the next day we kili'd many oFem notwithftand- 

 ing that it rain'd fo heavily that we could fcarce 

 ftir out of our Hutts. Towards the Evening, when 

 the Rain was over, and while we were tranfport- 

 ing two or three of thefe Beeves to our little 

 Camp, we fpy'd an Army of the Savages upon a full 

 March towards us. Upon that, my Men began to 

 intrench themfelves, and to unload their Pieces with 

 Worms, in order to charge ? em afrelh ; but one of 

 the Pieces happening to go oft^ the whole Body of 

 the Enemy difappear'd, fome ftraggling one way, 

 and fome another : for thefe People were upon the 

 fame foot with the Nations that live upon the Long 

 River, forafmuch as neither of them had ever feen 

 or handled Fire-Arms. However, this Adventure 

 mov'd the Outagamis fo much, that to fatisfie them, 

 I was obliged to re- embark that very night, and re- 

 turn the fame way that I carne. Towards Midnight 

 we came before a Village, and kept a profound Si- 

 lence till Day -break, at which time we row'd up to 

 their Fort ; and upon our entring there, and difchar- 

 ging our Pieces in the Air, the Women, Children, 

 and fuperannuated Men, were put into fuch a Con- 

 firmation, that they run from place to place calling 

 out for Mercy. You muft know,, all their Warriours 

 were abroad, and ? twas a Body of them that offer'd 

 to attack us the day before, The Outagamis percei- 

 ving the Confternation of the Women and Children*, 

 called our, that they behov'd to depart the Village, 

 and that the Women fhould have time to take up 

 their Children. Upon that the whole Crew turned 

 out, and we fet fire to the Village on all fides. This 

 done, we purfu'd our Courfe down that rapid River, 

 and enter d the River MijBfep on the 2jth, early in 

 the Morning; the 26th^abouc three a clock in the 



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