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La Salle and the discovery of the great West - North Central ...

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1680.] CHASTISEMENT. 201<strong>the</strong>m in custody, <strong>and</strong> again set forth. He met <strong>the</strong>third canoe upon <strong>the</strong> lake at about six o'clock in <strong>the</strong>evening. His men vainly plied <strong>the</strong>ir paddles in pursuit.The mutineers reached <strong>the</strong> shore, took postamong rocks <strong>and</strong> trees, levelled <strong>the</strong>ir guns, <strong>and</strong>showed fight.Four <strong>of</strong> <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong>'s men made a circuitto gain <strong>the</strong>ir rear <strong>and</strong> dislodge <strong>the</strong>m, on which <strong>the</strong>ystole back to <strong>the</strong>ir canoe <strong>and</strong> tried to escape in <strong>the</strong>darkness. They were pursued, <strong>and</strong> summoned toyield; but <strong>the</strong>y replied by aiming <strong>the</strong>ir guns at <strong>the</strong>irpursuers, who instantly gave <strong>the</strong>m a volley, killedtwo <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m, <strong>and</strong> captured <strong>the</strong> remaining three.Like <strong>the</strong>ir companions, <strong>the</strong>y were placed in custodyat <strong>the</strong> fort, to await <strong>the</strong> arrival <strong>of</strong> Count Frontenac. 11<strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong>'s long letter, written apparently to his associateThouret, <strong>and</strong> dated 29 Sept., 1680, is <strong>the</strong> chief authority for <strong>the</strong>above. The <strong>great</strong>er part <strong>of</strong> this letter is incorporated, almost verbatim,in <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficial narrative called Relation des D€couverie8Hennepin, Membre', <strong>and</strong> Tonty also speak <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> journey from FortCrevecoeur. The death <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> two mutineers was used by <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong>'senemies as <strong>the</strong> basis <strong>of</strong> a charge <strong>of</strong> murder.

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