We all walk’d together towards the Fort, and found three _French_ Men coming to meet us, and among them a Clerk, who had belong’d to the late Monsr. _de la Sale_, nomme Boisrondet. They immediately ask’d us, where Monsr. _de la Sale_ was, we told them, he had brought us Part of the Way, and left us at a Place about forty Leagues beyond the _Cenis_, and that he was then in good Health. All that was true enough; for Monsr. _Cavelier_ and I, who were the Persons, that then spoke, were not present at Monsr. _de la Sale’s_ Death; he was in good Health when he left us, and I have told the Reasons we had for concealing his Death, till we came into _France_. It is no less true, that Father _Anastasius_, and he they call’d _Teissier_, could have given a better Account, the one as an Eye Witness, and the other, as one of the Murderers, and they were both with us; but to avoid lying, they said Nothing. We farther told them, we had Orders to go over into _France_, to give an Account of the Discoveries made by Monsieur _de la Sale_, and to procure the sending of Succours. [Sidenote: _Reception._] At length, we enter’d the Fort, where we found and surpriz’d several Persons who did not expect us. All the _French_ were under Arms and made several Discharges to welcome us. Monsieur _de Belle Fontaine_ Lieutenant to Monsr. _Tonty_, was at the Head of them and complimented us. Then we were conducted to the Chappel, where we return’d Thanks to God, from the Bottom of our Hearts, for having preserv’d and conducted us in Safety; after which we had our Lodgings assigned us, Monsr. _Cavelier_ and Father _Anastasius_ had one Chamber, and we were put into the Magazine, or Warehouse. All this While, the Natives came by Intervals, to fire their Pieces, to express their Joy for our Return, and for the News we brought of Monsieur _de la Sale_, which refresh’d our Sorrow for his Misfortune; perceiving that his Presence would have settled all Things advantageously. The Day after our Arrival, one of the _Indians_, who had conducted us, having been sick ever since he eat the raw Beef Suet, I mention’d before, died, and his Companions took away and bury’d him privately. We gave them the promis’d Reward, and the Part belonging to the Dead Man, to be deliver’d to his Relations. They stay’d some Time in the Fort, during the which, we took extraordinary Care of them, and at last they return’d to their own Homes. As far as we could gather by half Words dropp’d there by one or other at the Fort, Something had been done there prejudicial to the Service of Monsr. _de la Sale_, and against his Authority, and therefore some dreaded his Return, but more especially a _Jesuit_ was in great Consternation. He was sick, Monsieur _Cavelier_, Father _Anastasius_ and I went to visit him. He enquired very particularly of all Points, and could not conceal his Trouble, which we would not seem to take Notice of. [Sidenote: _Falls in the River._]