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 any longer. Accordingly, we made ready our Horses, which much alarm'd the Natives, and especially the Chief of them, who said and did all he could to obstruct our Journey, promising us Wives, Plenty of Provisions, representing to us the immense Dangers, as well from Enemies, who surrounded them, as from the bad and impassable Ways and the many Woods and Rivers we were to pass. However, we were not to be moved, and only ask'd one Kindness of him, in obtaining of which, there were many difficulties, and it was, that he would give us Guides to conduct us to Cappa; but at length, after much Trouble and many Promises of a good Reward, one was granted, and two others went along with him.

All Things being thus order'd for our Departure, we took Leave of our Hosts, pass'd by Heins's Cottage and embrac'd him and his Companions. We ask'd him for another Horse, which he granted. He desired an Attestation in Latin of Monsieur Cavelier, that he had not been concern'd in the Murder of Monsieur de la Sale, which was given him, because there was no refusing of it; and we set forward without Larcheveque and Meunier, who did not keep their Word with us, but remain'd among those Barbarians, being infatuated with that Course of Libertinism they had run themselves into. Thus there were only seven of us that stuck together to return to Canada, viz. Father Anastasius, Messieurs Cavelier the Uncle and the Nephew, the Sieur de Marle, one Teissier, a young Man born at Paris, whose Name was Bartholomew and I, with six horses and the three Indians, who were to be our Guides; a very small Number for so great an Enterprize, but we put ourselves entirely into the Hands of Divine Providence, confiding in God's Mercy, which did not forsake us.

After the first Day's Journey we incamp'd on the Bank of the River, we had left not long before, lay there that Night, and the next Day, cut down Trees to make a Sort of Bridge or Planks to pass over it; handing over our Goods