him out of his Pain, with a Pistol-Shot. We dug a Hole in the Earth, and bury'd him in it with Duhaut, doing them more Honour than they had done to Monsieur de la Sale and his Nephew Moranget, whom they left to be devour'd by wild Beasts. Thus those Murderers met with what they had deserv'd, dying the same Death they had put others to.
More Mischief prevented. The Natives, Hiens had brought with him, having been Spectators of that Murder, were in a Consternation, and that Affair was of dangerous Consequence to us, who stood in Need of them. It was therefore requisite to make the best of it, giving them to understand, that there had been Reason for so punishing those dead Persons, because they had all the Powder and Ball, and would not give any to the rest. They remain'd satisfy'd with that Excuse, and he who was called Larcheveque, and who was entirely devoted to Duhaut, being Abroad a hunting since the Morning, and not knowing what Misfortune had hapned his Protector, and Hiens being resolv'd to make away with him, Father Anastasius and Monsieur Cavelier took so much Pains, that they disswaded him from it, and I went out and met Larcheveque, to give him Notice of that Disaster, and to inform him, how he was to behave himself. Thus I requited him for having come to give me Notice of Monsieur de la Sale's Death. I brought him to Hiens, who declar'd he design'd him no Harm, and Larcheveque gave him the same Assurances on his Part. Thus all Things are again compos'd, and nothing remain'd, but for us to set out, but first to know what we were to do, and which Way to direct our Course.
Hereupon, Heins took upon him to speak, and said, he had promis'd the Natives to go to the War with them, and design'd to be as good as his Word; that if we would expect his Return, we might by that Time consider which Way he would move,[1] and that in the mean Time we. M. B. A.]
- ↑ That we might see what direction we could take [i. e., take information as to their future line of march
