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Brace was so sick, that we had to lift him in and out of the canoe.

We saw tracts of the war party, on our way to St. Peters. They watched us on the river, as we heard afterwards. VVe encamped about one mile and a half this side of their watering place, during the night, and did not know that they knew this fact, as will be seen in the sequel. They came and held a council just across the river from our encampment; they could see the light of our fire. The War chiefs agreed that four of the warriors should swim over to us and take us all prisoners. One was to take the canoe to the other side of the river, to bring over the rest of the party. They were to kill me and myCousin Johnson. But the chief said to them, “ If you kill these men, the Great Spirit will be angry, nd he will send his white children to kill us, and our children.” I

One of the warriors told the chief that he was a coward, and that he ought to have remained at home. To this the chief replied, “I am no coward ; and we will see who are cowards when we come in front of our enemies.” Thus they disputed, and even quarelled, among themselves, till day-light. The same morning, we left without breakfast, and on the morning following, we were beyond their reach.

\Ve saw where they had raised a number of logs, so that they might lie in ambush. I ought to mention, that we were perfectly ignorant of all their plans and actions, until we arrived at St. Peters. The chief,him-

. self, communicated to us what has been stated above,

* f his Warriors.