to North America. i y j 



than 'tis imagined, to make a good Peace with im 

 five Nations of the Irocjuejc. Mr. Frontenac has given 

 the heceffary Orders to ail the neighbouring Habi- 

 tations, that they fhould tranfport a great quantity 

 of Stakes and Lime in the Winter time to the Neigh- 

 bourhood of this City. Farewe! Sir, the laft Ships 

 which are to depart hence for France, will fail in 

 three or four days. I am, 



. SIR, Tours, &c. 



LETTER XXIIL 

 ! Dated at Nants OBob* 25. 1692. 



Containing an Account of the taking of fome 

 EngMi Veffels^ of defeating a Party of the 

 Iroquefe, of an Iroquefe burnt alive at Que- 

 bec; of another Tarty of thefe Barbarians^ who 

 having furprizd fome Coureurs de Bois, were 

 afterwards furprizd themfelves. Of the Pro* 

 jetl of an Enterprise proposed hy Mr. Fronte- 

 nac to the Author. Of the Authors departure 

 in a Frigat for France, and his flopping at Pla~ 

 cemtia, which was attacked hy an Englilli Fleet 

 that came to take that Pojl from us. How the 

 Englilli faifd in their Defegn, and the Author 

 purfudhis Voyage. 



S I K, 



THIS Letter comes from Brit any, and not from 

 Canada, from whence I parted fuddenly to re- 

 turn into France, about two Months after I re- 

 ceiv'd your Letter, which I could, not then anfwer 

 for want of an opportunity. You tell me, that you 

 are fatisfi'd with the Defcription I have feat you of 



