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As for what has been faid that by making a fet- 

 tlement at the Narrows, we fhould bring the fur- 

 trade too much within reach of the Englifh ; 

 there, is not a man in Canada who does not agree, 

 that we can never fucceed in hindering the Indians 

 from carrying them their commodities, let them 

 be fettled where they will, and with all the pre- 

 cautions we can podibly take ; except by caufing 

 them to find the fame advantage in trading with 

 us, as in the province of New York. 1 have 

 many more things to acquaint your grace of, but 

 thefe difcuffions would carry me too far ; we fhall 

 talk over the matter Tome day at our leifure. 



•An the 7th of June, which was the day after 

 my arrival at the fort, Mons. de Tonti who com- 

 mands here, aifembled the chiefs of the three vil- 

 lages I have jufr. mentioned, in order to com- 

 municate 'to them the orders he had received from 

 the Marquis de Vaudreuil ; they heard him calmly 

 and without interruption •, when he had done 

 fpeaking the orator of the Hurons told him in 

 few words, that they were going to confult about 

 what he had propofed to them, and would give 

 , him their anfwer in a fhort time; it is the cuftom 

 1 of the Indians never to give an immediate anfwer 

 j on an affair of any confequence. Two days after 

 f they affembied in great numbers at the com- 

 mandant's, who w^as defirous that I fhould be pre- 

 fent at this council, together with the officers of 

 the garrifon. Safteratfi, whom we French call 

 king of the Hurcns, and who is in fact hereditary 

 chief of the Tionnontatez, who are the true Hu- 

 rons was al fa prefent on this occafion ; but as he 

 is fbli a minor he came only for form fake 3 his 

 uncle who governs in his name, and who is 

 called regent, fpoke in quality of orator of the 



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