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TraiiM- latcd by 4;ul. riiarlei* WlilttleMvy Iroiti a luaiiUMcrlpt brouK^t «vltli other hlMturleal paperM, Irum PariM by i;t'ntIy iiiitdc, on poor paiuM* and in a liurriod chi- idiriapliy; tliat it is Irrcniciitly difflcult to read tliciu. Tlioy ^ivo a vivid idea of Indian ferocity, dupli(;ily and cmelty, depictod by one of their own number; from personal observation. It is not known that tills remarkal)le speech; or the reply of Vaudreiul have before this u])pear«'(l in print. Miskounki (-(Ttulnly appears well HBunarator and a speaker. Tl " Manoir Menard is presumed to be ue. ; Quebec. Sl'KKOH OK MlSKOlIAKl, BUOTHKR OP Jkan \jK Bl.vnc .\n (Ottawa ok I)e- rKOIT, WHO CAME KUOM MACKrNAAV TO TIIK MaNOIU MeNAKD TO MONSIEUU riiK .VFauquisDe Vaudueiul, Septe.m- »KK2(>th, 170(5. My father ycm will be surprised by the had att'airs that I am about to inform you of on the part of Pesant, and of Jean Le Blanc touching what has passed at Detroit. I desire you my father to open to me your door, as to one of your children, and listen to what I have to say. When I left Mackinaw, my father, our old men did not expect me to come so far as this i)lace, hoping you would be still at Montreal. The time is short for me to return. I desire you to be willing to listen to me. Listen — The Ottawa nations who were at Detroit the Kikakous the Sinagoes and the nation Durables have been killed, and such as have returned to Mackinaw, came in tlie greatest distress. It is the Miamis. my father, who have killed us. The reason we were obliged to tight the Miamis is, that having gone to war against the Sioux, a» we have said to Sieur m Bg aK - jj irs aa/r . r =r : THE OTTAW^AS ATTACK THE MIAMIS. Ill i Bourmont, we liatl been informed by a Potawatomie encamped near tlie tort ot the Hurons, Ihat the Miamis. who were at Detroit, liad resolved to allow us to de- part and march tin-ee days, after wliicii thev would attack our village and eat our women and children. My father, we were unable to comprehcjid. and you vourself will be surprised, as well as we, when you know that Quarante Sous, wlio was employed bv Le Sieur La .Clothe to bring all the nations to Detroit, uuide use of this i)retext, to give them wampum i)ri- vately, to engage them to destroy us. I have not come, my father, to lie to you, I have come to speak the truth. You will do after this what shall please you. We have learned by a Puttowatomie n„me,l . — .^ who married a Miami, tliat the Miamis would eat our villagers. Upon this news, my father, the war chiefs of three nations of Ottawas with whom we had set out, held a council, and concluded that we should not deliber ate upon an attair of this consequence without the consent of Pesant and of Jean Le Blanc, who are their princii)al chiefs, and who were sent for at once. Le Pesant and Jean Le Blanc, after having heard the news told us by the , concluded by stamjMng his foot, that since the Miamis had resolved to kill and boil us, it was necessary to forestall them. When Pesant had said it was necessary to strike, we soon saw, and Jean Le Blanc first of us all, that he was going to do a wicked thing, but no person dared con- tradict him, on account of his influence and because we should then have made ourselves contemptible, in the eyes of the young men. My father; my brother and myself inquired what Pesant thought, of striking while our people were divided. Some were at war with the Hurons, some at Montreal, and what would the com- mandant at Detroit say if we stmck at his gate. We said thus to Pesant, but he would not listen. It is he, my father, who has caused all the misfortunes that have hap- pened. Jean Le Blanc, ray father, would have come with me l)ut being stripped of every- thing, and not daring to come as a malefac- tor he told me to come, and know your mind. He would have come, my father, but according to our custom during all the time we were at war, being at Detroit ; he had given the Sieur Bourmont all that we had, thinking it more safe there, than in our fort, and in consequence of the misfortunes that have happened, since our departure to war with the Sioux, it re- mains there, and all I can do is to otlor you this wam])um, on the paii of my na- tion, which is all I have, and have taken this from my ])ouch. According to ourresolutiim, we resumed the way to our fort, and as we approached the fort of the Hurons, w<' found eight Miami Chiefs, whowere going there to a feast. As we met them i'esant said, behold our enemies. These are the men whieli wish to kill us. S'mve there are the lead- ers, it is necessary to ritl ourselves of them, and thereupon made a cry as a signal, en- couraging us to let none of them escape. At the first cry no jierson moved, hut Pesant having nuide a second, as we marched along on each side of the way, and as we were in the midst, we fired ;anti none of them saved themselves but Pania- kona, who escaped to the French fort. 1 dare tell you one thing, that 1 have never said before, and it is, that he is a strong friend of mine. I made a signal to him before the diKcharge to withdraw, and it is thus he was saved. After those were killed, our young men rose to take .such as might remain in the lodges, and as LePesant and Jean Le- Blanc could not go as fast as the others, I was one of the first to reach there, but to I)revent this some one forced me between the French and our people. The Miamis being camped near their fort when I arrived I found tlu; Miamis had withdrawn into the fort of the French, and one of our young men, a chief, liad been killed, and that (mr youth in desjiair on account of bis death, resolved to burn the Fort. I threw myself in the midst of them, and many times auatchcd the burning arrows repeatedly imploring them with vehemence, not to do the French any injury, for they were not connected with the quarrel we had with the Miamis. I heard during this time a voice cried there is a Blac-k Robe (a priest) and I saw my brother sending the PereRecolet in- to the Fort, having not harmed him, and having desired him to .say to Sieur Bour- mont, that he should not fire upon us, nor give any ammunition to the Miamis, but put them out of the fort and leave us alone. We had not known, my father, that a Pere Recolet and the French soldiers, had been killed, but the next day tho.se who had fired upon them, not being (illegible) then 1 blamed my brother very much, that he had not detain the soldiers; who tliey would be nu fort, on account our young men, l lliat we had lost. The next day, took a flag that y insisted on spea mont, desiring hi iirouiid, to give jKMtunity to ex|)li reply for us, b Foret, whom curly in the spriii live Canoes when sons. Seeing be us, we were oblij nifilit our young" tlie I'ort. Our ol iind to prevent tl days in council. After having b .lean Blanc rose ; it is you wi»o has what do you say As for me I say \ liave killed ourse amis at the Frc liie Miskowakies ■iiiy the same tliii: As soon as the gone, we were v neri! becoming ei were sure signs ii tlie Sieur Dc; Hot range everything us, referring us a the Sieur De La ] However we hi wished to fight (i rtt the end of his tinued some time him, and went w the ilurons, belie allies, but for fea wnys went in can My father, the Siiiago, and said is a long time tlui and that togetlier quois." When v tuall the nations, Sacs, Sauteurs, ] (.'hippewaysand ! "Look at this ^ ers, 1 take it out a htnsj time our o it. Ipon this .sti ures of men. Tl ties much. It is INDIAN DUPLICITY. 8 he lifid not detained the Ileeolct fatlier «nd tliesoldierH; who replied that i»e thouglit they would be more safe there than in our fort, on account of tlie irritation among our young men, lor tlie deatli of two chiefs Ihiit we had lost. Tlie next day, my father, my brotlier tooli a Hag that you had given him, and insisted on speaking to Monsieur liour- luont, desirinjjj him, our arms reversed all around, to give us Missionaries, an op- portunity to ex]>lain. He said he had no reply for us, hut that the Sietir De La Porct, whom lie had expected curly in the spring, would soon arrive with live canoes wiicn we could give our rea- sons. Seeing he did not wish to listen to lb, we were obliged to return ; and that nijrlit our young men determined to burn the fort. Our old men were embarrassed, and to prevent them passed three entire (lays in council. \fler having been three days in council .lean Blanc rose and said to Pesant, "since it i.H you who has caused all this difflculty what do you say y what do you think y**' As for me I say we are dead, and that we iiave killed ourselves by striking the Mi- aniis at the French stockade. In turn llic Miskowakies and the Sinagoes will tiitlur all which have recjuested i account of all tl ions have dime lliey can rest rail ■roilig again.st hi ill Detroit, from drawn onlv to b The two'Ottoi ijiven to the Ouj (in tiie way and say they were n( nons. They re in killed and wc we have lost twi wlio were return those th(f llurc t'l-y. .My father, 1 s ■lations, Ottowa: Outaganiies, Ki( mini, Hauters an people of the co Lakes, in short < tlieir indignatioi tlie treachery th desire you tlii(»ii liini. 1 desire y your thoughts,' same to (Mir pe«» Iv know each ot IlKl'liV OF MON MISKOUAKI, UliANC, AN O WIIO WKUI-: '.'8, 1700. I have listenci you have said, ii mfornied of wl could not fail your recital. does not ap|)eai by all the nalioi your brother, Jt my mind, and Mackinaw, inte: is only the arr: has given vou a *■* •'■l*rt*>* . ^»lfv^'^' RKPLY OF THE MARQUIS. jiigor, ob- )t legible) Ouyatii- lis (a tribe I Miami cuiumei 1 this inun said, my ited us Us ul also "I > it, since it does not come directly from them, and I am pleased to return it to you as a tlung that belongs to you, that you may use it to acconimodate the l')ad atlairs which might happen. In regard to what has |)assed at Detroit, I say to all your jieoplc that I stoj) tlx' tonmhaw k, and i^rohibit thats, without going to war,either with tlie Ilurons or the MlaniLs or others, that they remain entirely on the ilefensive, and even if thev are attacked at home, to be content until the coming year to defend themselves, and to come here and nuike their cimiplaintsto nu>. These, Miskouaki, are my thoughts and it is thus you can speak to all the nations on my |)art. I do not nuike you presents for your brothers nor tin- other chiefs, it not bein^ natural to recompen.se children wlien m a state of disobedience like you. I take pity however on you on account of the trouble you have l»cen at,and the confidence you haveshown in me. I give you a blanket, a .shirt, some trinkets, powder lead and tobacco] to excite you to diligence on your return and in the expectation you will behave yourself, in tlie upper country and also that the father Marest, will report to me in such a manner that I shall have consider- ation for you and it will be for you to con- du(!t yourself, so as to receive evidences of mv goodness, when you shall return here with the others, "-'-^--.WWWgSf^ •