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we receiv'd two Months after, by fome Slaves that 

 made their efcape from the Iroejuefe ; and Mr. de 

 Frontenac, when furpris'd with fuch difmal News, 

 declared, that out of twenty Captains that offer'd 

 to execute that Commiffion, and would have ta- 

 ken the Imployment for an Honour, I was the only 

 one that had been capable of forefeeing its bad 

 Succefs. 



June the 24^, I imbarqu'd for this place in a 

 fluggifh Brigantine, that the Captain of the Go- 

 vernor's Guards had caus'd to be built the forego- 

 ing Winter, This venerable Veflel had the ho- 

 nour to lodge the Intendant and his Lady ; and all 

 of us being in no hafte, fpent ten or twelve days 

 by the way, and feafted like Kings every Night, 

 Mr. de Frontenac mark'd out a Fort in his paflage to 

 the City of Trots Rivieres, which I fpoke of before. 

 Fifteen days after our arrival in this place, a cer- 

 tain Savage whofe name was Plake, came and gave 

 us notice, that he had difcover'd a Body of a thou- 

 fand English y and five hundred froquefe that march'd 

 up to attack us. Upon this Intelligence, all our 

 Troops crofs'd over to the Meadow of Madelaine> 

 oppofite to this City, and there incamp'd, in con- 

 junction with three or four hundred Savages that 

 were our Allies, in order to give the Enemy a warm 

 Reception. Our Camp was no fooner form'd, than 

 Mr. de Frontenac detach'd two or three fmali Parties 

 of the Savages to obferve the Enemy. Thefe Parties 

 came foon back, after having furpris'd fome ftragling 

 Irocjuefe at hunting on the Confines of Cbamplaine 

 Lake : The Prifoners inforrn'd us, that the Englijlr 

 being unable to encounter the fatigues of the march, 

 and unprovided with a fufficient ftock of Provifi- 

 ons, both they and the Iroyuefe were returned to 

 their own Country. This account being confirmed 

 by other Savages, our Troops decamp'd, andmarch'd 

 back to this place, from whence I was detached 



