At the time of the descent, of the Iroquois above mentioned, on Montreal, there was present in the fort a band of Hurons, and among them one, the bravest of all, named Anontaha. On one occasion these Hurons had discovered the tracks of a party of lurking Iroquois meditating mischief for Montreal. They combined with the French and on August 25th they surrounded the Iroquois, and after a sharp struggle beat them off, leading four or five Iroquois chiefs, or men of importance, to the fort. These captives told of the projected raids of extermination on Three Rivers and Quebec. The acting governor, knowing of the importance of these Iroquois in the camp, called a meeting of his counsellors, and it was determined that Charles Le Moyne, the interpreter, should persuade Anontaha to go to Three Rivers and parley for peace with the Iroquois, offering to hand them over their chiefs in captivity in Montreal. This was done on August 24th and peace was concluded later. Dollier de Casson says of this: "Finally there was made a sudden patched-up peace in which our enemies acquiesced, solely to regain their own people and to have an opportunity of surprising us later. We well knew their rascally motives, but, as they were stronger than we, we accepted their conditions, 'et en passions par là où ils voulaient.'" Thus ended the second Iroquois war. FOOTNOTE: [69] The parish register gives Etienne Thibault. The Abbé Faillon reads Etienne Thibault dit La Lochetière. (Massicotte gives the date as October 14.) CHAPTER IX 1653-4 THE SECOND FOUNDATION OF MONTREAL THE GREAT REINFORCEMENT OF 1653 MAISONNEUVE RETURNS WITH A RELIEF FORCE--THE MONTREAL CONTINGENT THE SAVIOURS OF CANADA--THE ORIGIN AND TRADES OF THE NEW COLONISTS--MARGUERITE BOURGEOYS, THE FIRST SCHOOLMISTRESS, ARRIVES--HER CALL--SHIP FEVER--ARRIVAL AT QUEBEC--THE GOVERNOR OF QUEBEC WOULD RETAIN THE RELIEF CONTINGENT--MAISONNEUVE FIRM FOR MONTREAL--THE WORK OF CONSOLIDATING THE ENLARGED COLONY AT VILLE MARIE--BUILDING ACTIVITIES--AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL OCCUPATIONS--MARRIAGE CONTRACTS--JEANNE MANCE AND MARGUERITE BOURGEOYS, THE MOTHERS OF THE SETTLEMENT--THE KNIGHTLY MAISONNEUVE, A "_Chevalier sans reproche_"--THE MILITARY CONFRATERNITY--THE MOUNTAIN CROSS REPLACED--MEDICAL CONTRACTS--THE GOVERNMENT OF MONTREAL--THE ELECTION OF A SYNDIC--THE "NEW" CEMETERY--THE NEW "PARISH" CHURCH--THE MARRIAGE OF CHARLES LE MOYNE WITH CATHERINE PRIMOT--A RARE SCANDAL--THE PRIMITIVE FERVOUR STILL MAINTAINED. The arrival of M. de Maisonneuve's expedition was eagerly awaited by the whole French colony of Canada. For the addition of newcomers, men able to bear arms, meant more resources against the common enemy, and consequently surer stability for the whole French population.