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 Radiffon. 235
paffed.^^ It was a terrible fpe6lacle to us, for wee came there 8 dayes after that defeat, which faved us without doubt I beleeve for certain that y^ Iroqoits loft many men, having to doe with fuch brave and valiant fouldiers as that company was. Wee vifited that place and there was a fine Fort; three were about y^ other two.
Wee went down y^ river without making any carriage, and wee adventured very much.    As feen as wee were at the lower end many of our wfldmen had a mind to goe back and  not to goe any further, thinking really that all the French were kifled.    As for my Brother and I, wee did fear very much that after fuch a thing the pride of the enemy would make them attempt anything upon the habitations of mount Royall, which is but 30 leagues from thence.    Wee did advife them to make a ffort, or to put us in one of the enemies', and to fend immediately two very light boats, that could not be overtaken if the enemy Ihould difcover them; and that being arrived at y^ habitation, they fhould make them fhoot the peeces of Ordnance, and that as foon as the night fhould come wee would embarque our felves and fliould hear the noife, or elfe wee fliould take councefl of what wee fliould doe, and ftay for them at the height of the Ifle of mount Royall; w'^ was done accordingly without any hazard, for afl the enemies were gone difpairing of our comeing down, and for what they had done and for what they had loft, which by y^ report of fome Hurons was mere then four fcore men ; and if the French had had a Fort flanke & fome water they had refifted y^ enemy miraculoufly and forced
them
fi'' Frenchmen maffacred at Long Sault   See Introdudion.