Fourth Voyage of Peter Esprit Radisson (1659-1660) : an excerpt from Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson, being an account of his travels and experiences among the North American Indians, from 1652 to 1684.

              Peter Efprit Radijfon. 183
efcape from our hands, to deftroy another time more of thefe innocents. In that darkneffe every one looked about for fhelter, not thinking of thofe braves, that layd downe halfe dead, to purfue them. It was a thing impoffible, yett doe believe that the ennemy was not far. As the ftorme was over, we came together, making a noife, and I am perfuaded that many thought themfelves prifoners that weare att Liberty. Some fang their fatall fong, albeit w*out any wounds. So that thofe that had the confidence to come neare the others weare comforted by affuring them the viflory, and y^ the ennemy was routed. We prefently make a great fire, and w*^' all haft make upp the fort againe for feare of any fur- prize. We fearched for thofe that weare miffing. Thofe that weare dead and wounded weare vifited. We found 11 of our ennemy flain'd and 2 onely of ours, befides feaven weare wounded, who in a Ihort time paffed all danger of life. While fome weare bufie in tying 5 of the ennemy that could not efcape, the others vifited the wounds of their compagn- ions, who for to fliew their courage fung'd lewder then thofe that weare well. The fleepe that we tooke that night did not make our heads guidy, although we had need of repofe- ing. Many liked the occupation, for they filled their bellyes w^^ the flefh of their ennemyes. We broiled fome of it and kettles full of the reft. We bourned our comrades, being their cuftome to reduce fuch into afhes being flained in bataill.    It is an honnour to give them fuch a buriall.
Att the brake of day we cooked what could accommo¬ date us, and flung the reft away. The greateft marke of our viftory was that we had 10 heads & foure prifoners, whom we embarqued in hopes to bring them into our countrey, and
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