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JOURNEYS OF
go away as soon as possible, towards the
Illinois, and conceal from the Indians the
death of M. de la Salle, to keep them still
in awe and under submission, whilst we
went away with the first ships that should
happen to sail from Canada for France, to
give an account at court of what had happened
and to procure succors. In the meantime
the chief of the Indians came to invite
us to eat. We found mats laid on the ground
for us to sit on, and all the village met to
see us.
We gave them to understand that we
came from M. de la Salle, who had made a
settlement on the Bay of Mexico; that we
had passed through many nations, which
we named, and that we were going to Canada
for commodities, and would return
down the river; that we would bring men
to defend them against their enemies and
then settle among them; that the nations we
had passed through had appointed men to
guide us, and we desired the same favor of
them, with some canoes and provisions, and
that we would reward our guides and pay
for what they furnished us.
The conveniency of an interpreter we
then had gave us the opportunity of making
ourselves be easily understood, and the
chief answered to our proposals that he
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Cox, Isaac Joslin. The Journeys of Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, Volume 2, book, 1922; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6103/m1/201/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .