40 
Relation 
[1671 
commonly the Blacks believe that he is immortal, because 
of the risks which he has run without being kill’d; also 
they fear him much, & his presence alone is of more 
value than five hundred men. 
One of the most glorious actions in my opinion which 
he has done in the Island is as follows :— 
It had been a long time since any news had been 
receiv’d in the Island from France. The French, impatient 
at this, sought means to enable them to quit: & tho’ 
there were few of them, the largest part of them abandon’d 
Fort Dauphin, & proceeded under the guidance of Sieur 
la Casse, with the design of going to Cape Saint Augustin , 
in the said Island, to try & find some English or Dutch 
Ships, which are wont to trade at this place, to obtain 
passage to Europe or elsewhere. Monsieur de Champmar- 
gou stay’d at Fort Dauphin, accompany’d by fourteen men 
only, from whence he would not go out, both on account 
of the Holy Sacrament, which he was anxious to guard, 
not having any Priests, as also on account of the interests 
of his Master. The Blacks, seeing the weakness of the 
French, assembl’d many times in great numbers & attacked 
the Fort, intending to kill them & take the Fort, but they 
were always repuls’d vigorously by the fourteen men, of 
whom Monsieur de Champmargou was the Chief, who 
maintain’d themselves in spite of the multitude of these 
Blacks, preserving the Holy Sacrament & the Fort, until 
some Ships came from France, by which they were rein¬ 
forc’d by men & supplies. 
I return to our people, who having forc’d the village of 
Ramousset, took possession of what they found there, & 
gave over the whole to a Black to govern, to whom this 
Village had belong’d, & left them a French Garrison. 
There was plenty of time to pursue Ramousset; but 
pursuit was inexpedient. It would have been necessary 
to place Garrisons in places & settlements where there 
