how our Fathers and our Frenchmen withdrew from their habitation built

You noticed above

on the banks of Lake Ganantaa, near Onnontague.

That happened at night, and without noise aDd

with so much address, that the Iroquois, who cabined at the doors of our house, never perceived the removal of the canoes and batteaux and baggage which were launched, nor the embarcation of fifty-three Sleep in which they were deeply enveloped, after considerable singing and dancing, deprived

persons.

them of all consciousness

;

but at length night having given place to day, darkness to fight, sleep to

awaking, these Barbarians left their cabins, and roving round our well locked house, were astonished

They saw no one going out to work they heard no voiceThey thought at first that they were all at prayer, or in council, but the day advancing and these prayers not getting to an end, they knocked at the door. The dogs, which our Frenchmen designedly left behind, answered by barking. The cock's crow which they heard in the morning and the noise of the dogs, made them think that the masters of these animals were not far off; they recovered the patience which they had lost. But at length the sun began to decline and no person answering

at the profound silence of the Frenchmen.

;

neither to the voice of men nor to the cries of animals, they scaled the house to see the condition of

our people in this terrible silence.

Astonishment now gave place to fright and trouble.