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to choofe the leaft ; bat this Storm blew over. In 

 the great River of the Outaouas, not far from the 

 River of Lievre, I met Mr. de St. Helene at the Head 

 of a Party of the Coureurs de Bois, who was bound 

 for Hudforis Bay, in order to retake fome Forts that 

 the Englijh had feiz'd upon. He acquainted me with 

 the Prince of Oranges Expedition for England ; and 

 gave me to underftand, that upon his arrival King 

 James retired to France, and that the Prince was pro- 

 claimed King, which feem'd to prefage a bloody 

 and fharp War in Europe. I allure you, Sir, this 

 piece of News furpriz'd me extreamly ; and not- 

 withftanding that I had it from the Mouth of a Man 3 

 whofe word I rely very much upon, yet I had all 

 the difficulty in the World to make my felf believe, 

 that a Revolution of fuch Importance could be ac- 

 complied in fo fhort a time, without the effufion 

 of Blood ; efpecially confidering what a ftridl Alii* 

 ance there was between our Court, and the Court 

 of England, and how much 'twas the intereft of 

 both thefe Monarchs to give mutual affiftance to one 

 another. July the yth I arriv'd at MonreaL after ven- 

 turing down feveral fearful Catara&s in the River 

 of the Outaouas, and induring the hard/hips of fifteen 

 or twenty Land-carriages, fome of which are above 

 a League in length. 



The Navigation is prety fure from Mlffilimakinac 

 to the River des Francois ; for in coafting along the 

 Lake of Hurons, we meet with an infinity of Iflands, 

 which ferve for a flielter. But in going up that Ri- 

 ver, there's fome difficulty, fork has five Catara&s 

 which oblige us to turn out and carry all over-land 

 for thirty, fifty, and a hundred Paces> Having 

 pafs'd that River, we enter'd the Lake of the Ne- 

 picerinis, from whence we are forced to tranfport our 

 Canows and Baggage two Leagues over-land, to a- 

 nother River which has fix or feven Water-falls that 

 we commonly fhoot. From that River we have a~ 



nother 



