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xiifli 'enl with Ammunition gratis, and even joya 

 5 em in order to attack our Towns ; and above all, 

 that the Intrigue of the Rat had fo provok'd 'em, 

 that in my opinion, 'twas impofltble to appeafe 'em. 

 Upon thefe Confiderations, 1 humbly befeech'd him 

 to have fome other Perfon in his view, in cafe he 

 perfifted in his defign of making a Trial of that 

 Nature. The Chevalier Do was Tingled out for this 

 fatal EmbafTy, being attended by one Colin, as In- 

 terpreter of the Iroquefe Language, and two young 

 Canadans. They fet out in a Canow, and when 

 they came in fight of the Village of the Qnnontagues, 

 were received with the honourable Salvo of feveral 

 good blows, and conducted with the fame Ceremo- 

 ny to the Village. Such a Retinue could not but 

 be difagreeable to the Gentleman that came to make 

 offers of a Peace. The ancient Men being quick- 

 ly aifembled, thought ic mod: proper to fend 'cm 

 back with a favourable Anfwer, and in the mean 

 time to ingage fome of the Agnies and Onnoyotes, to 

 lye in wait for 'em at the Catara&s of " the River, 

 and there kill two, fending the third back to Que- 

 bec, and carrying the fourth to their Village, where 

 there would be found fome Englijh that would 

 fhoot 'em, that is, that would give 'em the fame 

 ufage as the Rat did to their Ambaffadours : So true 

 it is, that that A&ion flicks in their ftomachs. This 

 Project had actually been put in execution, if it had 

 not been for fome of the Planters of NQW-Tork, 

 who were then among the Barbarians, having come 

 thither on purpofe to animate 'em againft us. Thefe 

 Planters knew fo well how to influence the Barba- 

 rians that were already bent upon Revenge ; that a 

 Company of young Barbarians burnt 'em all alive, 

 excepting the Chevalier Do, whom they tied Hand 

 and Foot, and fent him bound to Bofion, with a 

 defign to pump out of himj a view of the condition 

 of our Colonies and Forces. This piece of News 



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