Accordingly he laid aside, for F. _Anastasius_, Messieurs _Cavelier_, the Uncle and the Nephew,[110] thirty Axes, four or five Dozens of Knives, about thirty Pounds of Powder and the like Quantity of Ball. He gave each of the others two Axes, two Knives, two or three Pounds of Powder, with as much Ball, and kept the rest. As for the Horses, he kept the best and left us the three least. Monsieur _Cavelier_ ask’d him for some Strings of Beads, which he granted, and seiz’d upon all the late Monsr. _de la Sale’s_ Cloaths, Baggage and other Effects, besides above a thousand Livres in Money, which belong’d to the late Monsr. _le Gros_, who dy’d at our Dwelling of St. _Lewis_. Before our Departure, it was a sensible Affliction to us, to see that Villain walk about, in a scarlet Coat, with Gold Galons, which had belong’d to the late Monsr. _de la Sale_, and which, as I have said, he had seiz’d. [Sidenote: _Mr._ Cavelier _and his Company part from the others_.] After that, _Hiens_ and his Companions withdrew to their own Cottage, and we resolv’d not to put off our Departure any longer. Accordingly, we made ready our Horses, which much alarm’d the Natives, and especially the Chief of them, who said and did all he could to obstruct our Journey, promising us Wives, Plenty of Provisions, representing to us the immense Dangers, as well from Enemies, who surrounded them, as from the bad and impassable Ways and the many Woods and Rivers we were to pass. However, we were not to be moved, and only ask’d one Kindness of him, in obtaining of which, there were many difficulties, and it was, that he would give us Guides to conduct us to _Cappa_; but at length, after much Trouble and many Promises of a good Reward, one was granted, and two others went along with him. [Sidenote: French _Men stay with the_ Indians.] [Sidenote: _Only seven set out for_ Canada.] All Things being thus order’d for our Departure, we took Leave of our Hosts, pass’d by _Heins_’s Cottage and embrac’d him and his Companions. We ask’d him for another Horse, which he granted. He desired an Attestation in _Latin_ of Monsieur _Cavelier_, that he had not been concern’d in the Murder of Monsieur _de la Sale_, which was given him, because there was no refusing of it; and we set forward without _Larcheveque_ and _Meunier_, who did not keep their Word with us, but remain’d among those Barbarians, being infatuated with that Course of Libertinism they had run themselves into. Thus there were only seven of us that stuck together to return to _Canada_, _viz._ Father _Anastasius_, Messieurs _Cavelier_ the Uncle and the Nephew, the Sieur _de Marle_, one _Teissier_, a young Man born at _Paris_, whose Name was _Bartholomew_ and I, with six horses and the three _Indians_, who were to be our Guides; a very small Number for so great an Enterprize, but we put ourselves entirely into the Hands of Divine Providence, confiding in God’s Mercy, which did not forsake us.