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nother ^ land-carriage to the River Creufe, which 

 falls with rapid Currents into the great River of thd 

 Outacuas, near a place called Mataouan. We conti- 

 nue our courfe upon this great River, till we come 

 to the point of the ifland of Motived, where 'tis loft 

 in the great River of St. Laurence. Thefe two Ri- 

 vers joyn one another with very gentle Streams, 

 and quitting their fearful Channels form the little 

 Lake of St. Louis. I thought to have loft my Life 

 at the fall, calFd the fall of St. Louis, about three 

 Leagues from Monreal, for our Canow having over- 

 fet in the Eddy, I was carry'd by the Current to 

 the foot of that Cataradt, from whence the Cheva- 

 Her de Vaudreuil drag'd me out by a great chance. 

 The Canows and the Skins belonging to the fix 

 Savages were loft j and one of the Savages was 

 drown'd. This is the only time I was in danger, 

 through the whole courfe of my Voyages. Asfoon 

 as I landed here, I repaired with diligence to a Ta- 

 vern to refrefti my felf, and to make up the lofles I 

 had fuftain'd by a neceffary Abftinence. The next 

 day I waited upon Mr. de DenonviHe> and Mr. de 

 Chamftgniy to whom I gave an account of my Voy- 

 J ages, and withal, gave in the News that a great 

 company of the Coureurs de Boh and Savages 

 would arrive very fpeedily j which they did accor- 

 dingly after fifteen days. The Rat I mentioned a- 

 bove came down hither, and return'd home not* 

 wichftanding the threats that were levelled againft 

 bim. By this Adventure, he (Lew d that he laugh'd 

 at their Intrigues. But now that I have mention'd 

 his name, I cannot forbear mentioning a malicious 

 Stratagem that this cunning Savage made ufe of 

 laft year, to prevent the conclufion of a Peace be- 

 tween Mr. de DenonviUe Skiid the Iroquefe* 



This Savage is the general and chief Counfellour 

 of the Hurcns^ he is a Man ot forty years of Age, 

 and brave in his way. -When he found himfelf 



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