10 champlain's EXPEDITIOjS-S

INTO WESTERN NEW YOEK : ANNO 1G15.

[Six years after the occurrences above noted, Champlain proceeded to the Upper Waters of the Ottawa River ; thence crossed over to Lake Nipissing, and having discovered the Huron Lake, which he called La Mer douce, or the Fresh Water Sea, he joined some Hurons in an expedition against one of the Five Nations, south of Lake Ontario, the particulars of which are as follow:]

Arrival at Cahiague ; Description of the Beauty of the Country ; JVature of the hidians who dwell there^ and the Inconveniences We experienced.

On tlie seventeenth, day of August I arrived at Cahiague ^ , where I was received with great joy and gratitude by all the Indians of the Country. Tliey had intelligence that a certain Nation of tiieir allies with whom the Iroquois were at war and who resided three good days journey higher up [plus haul) thai] the Entouhonorons, wished to assist tills expedition with five hundred good men, and enter into alliance and amity with us, having a great desire to see us, and that we should wage war aE together ; and they testified their satisfaction at being acquainted with us J and I, in like manner, for having obtained this opportunity to satisfy the desire, I had, of learning something about that country. That Nation is very warlike according to the representation of the Attigouotans- . They are only tliree villages in tlie midst of more than twenty others against whicli tiiey wage war, not being able to rec-eive assistance from their friends, especially as they must pass through the country of the Chouontouaroiion whicli is very populous, or else go a great way around.