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.
French Men stay with the Indians.
Only seven set out for Canada.
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
