I likewise took on board one of my canoes the Sieur Le Moine whose fever had seriously augmented, and who had served the

King in tliis affair with so much zeal and affection, aided by the intimate knowledge lie had of the Iroquois language, that it may be said the entire Colony owe him a debt of eternal gratitude. Finally, in my return of three days I accomplished what cost us thirteen in ascending, and found in the stores at Montreal and la Chine, forty-five thousand weight of flour, which, it,

had we received

would have enabled us to have made a longer sojourn in the upper country. Done at Quebec the 1" day of October 1684.

Le FEBURE DE LA BARE.

PRESENTS MADE BY THE ONNONTAGUES TO 0N0NTI0, AT LA FAMINE, THE 5th 7ber 1684.* [

From the same. ]

The Onnontagues, whose mediation between the French and the Senecas the General accepted, having repaired to a place called La Famine about 25 leagues from their country, Sieur Hateouati,

who is the Orator of that Nation, spoke by fifteen presents, not only on behalf of the Senecas, but also for the other Iroquois Nations.

Word of the Iroquois. After having taken God to witness the sincerity of his heart, and having assured Onontio of the truth of his words, he spoke in this wise 1 st

I give you a Beverage devoid of bitterness, to purify whatever inconvenience you may have experienced during the voyage, and to dispel whatever bad air you may have breathed between Montreal