1 48 Some IsLew Voyages 



bove three Leagues from MonreaL They burnt all 

 the adjacent Settlements, and block'd up two Forts. 

 Mr. de Denonvilk fent out a Detachment of a hundred 

 Soldiers and fifty Savages to oppofe em, being un- 

 willing to fpare a greater number out of the City 1 

 but all the Men of the Detachment were either taken 

 or cut in pieces, excepting twelve Savages, one Sol- 

 dier, and Mr.de Longueil who commanded the Party, 

 and was carried off by the twelve Savages after his 

 Thigh was broke : The other Officer^, namely, the 

 Sieursdela Raberre>DemsJa Plante^nd Villedene,\vzxz all 

 taken Prifoners. In a word, the Barbarians laid ai- 

 med the whole Ifland wafte, and loft only three 

 Men, who having drank to excefs of the Wine they 

 found in the Plantations, were decoy 'd into a Fort 

 by a Canadefe Cow* keeper, that had been their Siave 

 for fome Years. As foon as the three unfortunate 

 Ircqwfe arrived in the Fort, they were thrown into a 

 Cellar to fleep themfelves fober; and, queftionlefs, 

 as foon as they wak'd they repented of their excef- 

 ftve drinking. When they wak'd, they fell imme- 

 diately a Gnging; and when the Garrifon offered to 

 fetter 'em, and carry 'em to Monreal, they flew to 

 fome Clubs that lay in the Cellar, and made fuch a 

 vigorous and brave defence, that the Garrifon was 

 fore'd to ihoot "em upon the fpot. The Cow-keeper 

 being brought before Mr- de Demnvdle, he told him, 

 That the Breach made by the Rats Cones ivance was 

 irreparable; that the five Iroquefe Nations refented 

 that Adventure with fo much warmth, that 'twas im- 

 poffible to difpofe 5 em to a Peace in a fhort time ; 

 that they were fo far from being angry with that Hu- 

 ron for what he did, that they were willing to enter 

 into a Treaty with him, owning that he and his 

 Party had done nothing but what became a braveMan 

 and a good Ally. Doubdefs this fatal Incurfion was a 

 great Surprifal to Mr. de Denonvilk, and afforded him 

 a copious Field for Rcfledion. Twas already im- 



poffible 



