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garrison, to induce him to resume the command ; the 
latter declaring, that if he did not, they would leave 
the fort and assert their independence. 
M. de Sanglier urging the same request, he at 
length consented; at the same time protesting that 
such a resumption should not be considered as a 
renewal of his obligations to the French government, 
which he had entirely renounced. Deeming it expe¬ 
dient that the opinion of the chiefs should be known 
by the minister, as to whether they were desirous of 
the continuance or reduction of the establishment on 
the island, a cabar was held, at which the chiefs of 
ten of the most powerful nations attended, and deli¬ 
vered their sentiments as follows:—- 
“ Wise and prudent as thou art, canst thou doubt 
our attachment to thee ?—'Hast thou not seen with 
what ardour we have fought against our brothers, 
when they had rebelled, in order to bring them to a 
sense of their duty ?—Whence, therefore, is it, that 
thou shewest so much distrust towards a people who 
are attached to thee? If thy heart tells thee that 
thou wishest well to the French, say,—and write to 
their king that we offer him our hearts and our friend¬ 
ship. But we wish to live under thy command— 
thou art our father and our Lord;—let the French 
love thee as we do, and our arms shall be united to 
theirs; our colours shall be united to those of white 
men, and we will fight valiantly against the common 
enemy: but if thou must suffer the hatred of the 
French, we will not acknowledge them as brethren, 
