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1656-58] JOURNAL DES PP. Jl^.SUITES 109
but, in place of them, thou comest to break
our heads. What else shouldst thou deserve
but fire, were we as cruel and as Vindictive as
thou? On the contrary, we grant life to thee
and to thy people, and we Wish that two of
your band should go and give
information of
it in your country, and tell the Elders that
the others live — those who were last as well
as those who were first captured; and that
The french, the hurons, and the algonquins,
who are inseparable, have so decided."
2nd: ""
Thou hast promised to snatch the
hatchet from the hands of all the Iroquois
nations. Then do so at once ; for we french,
Algonquins, and hurons desire peace, either
with all or with none. And, to show that
thou hast done so, bring us back the Captives
of all the nations, namely, french, Algonquins,
' '
and hurons.
The place of the council shall be at
3rd: ''
3 Rivers, whither The Ambassadors shall
come with heads erect to deliver the usual
harangues, and no one shall come secretly and
through The brushwood; otherwise, if he be
caught, he shall be condemned to the fire.''
16. At 6 o'clock in the morning, the boat
from Montreal arrived, bringing us Father le
Father Umoyne;
Monsieur Suart.
Moine and Monsieur Suart, with abundant
News, both good and bad. Garaconk^, chief
of the Onontageronons, had Come to Montreal
with presents, etc. ; two frenchmen, taken
prisoners at 3 Rivers, had been brought back ;
1 1 Onontageronons had been taken prisoners
at Montreal; 2 Onontageronons had been