On the 31st July 1648, after a year's captivity he succeeded in evading the vigilance of his captors, and escaped to the Dutch at Fort Orange (Albany) by whom he was most cordially received and most humanely treated. Thither his Savage masters followed him, but the Dutch preferred ransoming to surrendering him and forwarded him to New Amsterdam, where he was suitably received by Gov. Kieft, furnished with every necessary and a passage to France. After having been shipwrecked on the coast of England and again stripped of all he had, he tinally reached the French coast in utter destitution.

His stay in New Netherland from August 1642 to Nov. 1648 enabled him to draw up the present interesting sketch of that country.

After recruiting his shattered strength, and experiencing every attention at Court and at the hands of his religious Superiors, he returned to Canada and wag stationed at Montreal. On peace being concluded with the Mohawks, Father Jogues was selected as ambassador to their country to exchange ratifications. He set out 16th May 1646, passed through. Lakes Champlain and George (to the latter of which he gave the name of St Sacrement), and reached Fort Orange on 4th June, and proceeded thence to the Village of Onewgiwre. He tarried here but a short time, having left on the 16th, on his return to Three Rivers, where he arrived on the 29th.

He set out again on the 27th September for the Mohawk country in his true character, as a Missionary of the Gospel, with a deep presentiment of not returning. He entered Gandawage or Gannawage, the scene of his former captivity, on the 17th October and was received with blows! A revolution "had passed over the Savage mind. Jogues, on his departure in J une, had left a box in one of the lodges, containing some trifling necessaries.