1 80 Some New Voyages 



After the Navigation was open and free, the 

 Sie ur St. Michel a Canadan, fet out from Monreal for 

 the Beaver Lakes, at the Head of a Party of the 

 Cortwrs de Bois, wich feveral Canows laden with fuch 

 Goods as are proper for the Savages. In their paf- 

 fage from Long-Saut, to the River of the Outaouas, 

 they met fixty Iroquefe, who furpi iz'd thern,and cut all 

 their Throats except four, that had the good for- 

 tune to efcape, and carry the news to Monreal. As 

 foon as this fatal accident was known, the Cheva- 

 lier Vaudreuil, put himfelf in a Canow with a De- 

 tachment, and purfu'd this party of Iroquefe, being 

 followed by a hundred Canadans, and fome confe- 

 derate Savages. I know not by what chance he had 

 the good fortune to overtake them, but fo it was, 

 he furpriz'd them, and attacked them with Vigour, 

 upon which they fought defperately, but at laft they 

 were defeated. This Vi&ory coft us the lives of many 

 of our Savages, and of three or four of our Officers, 

 The Jroqueje that were taken, were carried to the Ci- 

 ty of Monreal, near which place they were regal'd 

 with a Salvo of Baftinadoes. 



About the beginning of the Month of July^ Mr. 

 FfiMtmac having received fome News from the 

 Commander of the Lakes, fpoke to me of a cer- 

 tain Project, which I had formerly fhown him to 

 be of great Importance: But becaufe he did not fuf- 

 ficiendy confider all the advantages that might be 

 reap'd from it, and on the contrary, apprehended 

 a great many difficulties would attend the putting it 

 in execution, he had altogether negleded this Af- 

 fair, of which I /hall give you the following ac- 

 count 



I obferv'd to you in my ijtb Letter, the great Im- 

 portance and Advantage of the Forts of Frontenac 

 arid Niagara, and that in the conjuncture of Cir- 

 Cumftances wherein Mr. Denonville then found them„ 

 it was impoffible to preferve them. You have alfo 



remarqu'd 



