When we had travell’d some Time, we discover’d three Men a Horseback, coming towards us from the Village, and being come near them, saw one dress’d after the _Spanish_ Fashion, with a little Doublet, the Body whereof was of blue, and the Sleeves of white Fustian, as it were imbroider’d, with very streight Breeches, white worsted Stockings, Woollen-Garters, a broad-brim’d, flat-crown’d Hat, and long Hair. We presently concluded he was a _Spaniard_, and the rather because we had been told, that some of them were to come to join in League with the _Cenis_, against an Enemy nation, and we were at a Nonplus; for if we fell into their Hands, we must never expect to get away, but be condemn’d to serve either in the Mines, or in the Quarries, in the Kingdom of _Mexico_, for which Reason we provided to give the pretended _Spaniard_ an unkind Reception, and then to make the best of our Way back. Being come up to him, I spoke some Words of _Spanish_ and _Italian_, to which he return’d no Answer; but on the contrary, made use of the Word _Coussica_, which in the Language of the _Cenis_, signifies, _I do not understand you_; which Answer of his remov’d our Apprehensions. The two others were quite naked, one of them being mounted on a fine grey Mare, and on her were besides two Panniers, handsomely made of Reeds, full of very fine Meal parch’d, or roasted. After several Questions, to which we had no very satisfactory Answers, we lighted Fire to make them smoke, and then they presented us with the two Panniers full of Meal, giving us to understand, that their Chief expected us in the Village, and having signify’d, that they were sent to meet us, we gave them some Knives and Strings of Beads. We ask’d them, whether they had any Men among them like him that was a Horseback in the _Spanish_ Habit, they answer’d, there were two in a Neighboring Nation, call’d _Assony_, and that he who was clad, had been in their Country, and brought thence the Cloaths we saw him wear. That Man then shew’d us a _Spanish_ printed Paper, containing the Indulgences granted to the Missioners of _New Mexico_. After this they left us to go on, to our People, for which Reason I writ a Note, giving an Account of our having met them. We alighted to eat, and let our Horses graze on the Bank of a Rivulet; but it was not long before the same Natives, who had been with us before, appear’d again hard by us. We made Signs to them to draw near and eat with us; which they did, and then went along with us towards the Village, which we would not go into, because it was Night. The _Indian_ that was clad, stay’d all Night with us, and the two others went away. [Sidenote: _The_ Cenis _meet the French in solemn Manner_.]