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 EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES. ^05

he was their brother, and fet out with him for the place of their def- tination.

When he arrived at Ofwegotchy he was adopted by an old Indian and his wire, who, becaufe he re- fufed to go to mafs, employed him in hard labour, and treated him with great unkindnefs. As he con- fidered himfelf to be fuffering for confciencc fake, he fubmitted with- out murmuringj and fulfilled his taflc, however fevere, with fuch diligence and affiduity, that the refentment of his new parents fub- fided, and they treated him like their fon.

After he had continued fome time in this fituation, he faw at Montreal fome Indians who were in friendfliip with the Englifh, and had come thither with fome com- plaint to the governor, and he found meatis by fome of thefe In- dians to fend a letter to his friends, informing them where he was, and in what fituation.

It happened, howeverj that hav- ing been foon after detedled in a projed to efcape, he was removed from this place to Cohnewago, un- der a ftrong guard ; but at Cohne- wago he was in a better fituation than before, for he worked at his trade with a French fmith, who paid him 6 livres 5 fous per week, and he alfo obtained leave of the captain of the guard to walk where he would.

After having worked fome time at this place, he obtained leave to go ,to Montreal, where he hoped to get higher wages ; and foon after his arrival there, he entered into partnerfliip with an Englifh fmith, and continued to work with him till he heard that the French had made themfelves mafters of Vol. I.

Ofwcgo, and foon after faw the Britiih ftanJards and prifoners brought into the town.

Eaftburn looked upon thefe tl-o- phies of his enemies with a heavy heart, and as he was mufing on the misfortunes of himfelf and his coun- trymen, he difcovered among the prifoners his own fon, a lad about 17 years of age; the fon at the fame time fixed his eyes on his father, and the emotions of both were fuch. as can better be conceived than defcribed, efpecially as it was im- polnble for them at that time to come near enough to fpeak to each, other, and in fome degree uncer- tain whether they fhould ever meet again.

Eaftburn, however, foon after had the good fortune to obtain his fon's liberty. The officers belonging to Ofwego would fain have had them both with them, for they were to be fent to Philadelphia; but this was not permitted to the father> becaufe he was an Indian prifoner, and the fon refufed to be releafed without him. From thefe gentle- men, however, he received many aifts of kindnefs, fome giving him money, and others clothes, which were yet more welcotlne.

Eaitburn having continued with his fon among the French, and the French Indians, till the 2id of Ju- ly, 1757, was then releafed on a. cartel, and arrived at Philadelphia after many bardfhips and delays for want of money, on the 26th of November following, where he was relieved with great liberality by thofe to whom his merit and his fufterings were known ; for, though he was poor, he was a man of good repute, and much refpefted by his fupericrs, particularly the reverend Mr. Tennant, who has written a

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