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fony. This Gentleman, who UzCanadefe, was at- 

 tended by five hundred Coureurs de Bois, and the like 

 number of Savages; and the whole Party made the 

 Expedition over Snow and lee, notwichftanding 

 chey had three hundred Leagues to march back- 

 ward and forward, and that the Roads were very 

 rugged and troublefome. Mr d; Iberville met with 

 wonderful Succeis, for after he had pillag'd, burnt, 

 and fack'd that little Village, with the adjacent 

 Cantons, he fell in with a Party of an hundred 

 Irocjuefe, and defeated 'em intirely. Much about 

 the fame time Mr. de Portneuf, another Canada Gen- - 

 tleman, march'd out at the Head of three hundred 

 Men, one half Savages, and the other half Coureurs de 

 Bois,w'uh intent to poffefs himfelf of a Fort belonging 

 to the Englifh, caU'd Kenebeki, which ftands upon the 

 Sea-Coaft of Jtftw-England, towards the Frontiers of 

 Acadia. TheGarrifon of this Fort made a brave 

 defence: But there being great quantities of Grana- 

 do's and other Fire-works thrown in upon 'em, 

 while the Savages ( contrary to their Cuftom) fcal'd 

 the PaliiTadoeson all hands, the Governour was ob« 

 lig'd to furrender upon Difcretion. 'Tis faid, that 

 in this A<5tion the Coureurs de Bcis did their duty ve- 

 ry bravely, but the Enterprife had proved fuccefslels 

 without the affiftance of the Savages. 



As foon as the Rivers were navigable, Mr. de Fron* 

 tenac offered to fend me with Propofals of Peace to 

 the Ircquefe. But I made anfwer, that fince his Pock- 

 et and his Table had been free to me during the 

 Winter, I could not imagine that he had a mind 

 to be rid of me fo foon. Being oblig'd by this re- 

 ply to unfold my meaning, 1 remonftrated to him, 

 That, the King of England having loft his Crown, 

 and War being proclaimed, theGovernours of New- 

 England and Ncw-Tork, would infallibly ufe their 

 lumoii Efforts to excite thefe Bandito's to redouble 

 ihgir Incur fions j that for that end they would fur- 



