. Onondaga's centennial. Gleanings of a century. ext day blew a very strong and violent wind which lasted two days, particularlyfavorable for setting the enemys fort in a blaze, which I strongly urged on fearing a failure, and moreover representing themselves as wounded, they wouldnot do anything. We remained in camp until the 16th of the month. Several skirmishes occurredduring that time between the enemy and our people, who became oftenest engagedwitli them rather by their imprudence than through want of courage; and I canassure you, that every time they made a charge, we were oblig
. Onondaga's centennial. Gleanings of a century. ext day blew a very strong and violent wind which lasted two days, particularlyfavorable for setting the enemys fort in a blaze, which I strongly urged on fearing a failure, and moreover representing themselves as wounded, they wouldnot do anything. We remained in camp until the 16th of the month. Several skirmishes occurredduring that time between the enemy and our people, who became oftenest engagedwitli them rather by their imprudence than through want of courage; and I canassure you, that every time they made a charge, we were obliged to extricate them THE IROQUOIS AND HURONS. 45 from the difficulty, not being able to help themselves, except by the help of our ar-quebuses, which the enemy dreaded and greatly feared. For as soon as they per-ceived one of our arquebusiers, they immediately retired, telling us by way of per-suasion not to meddle with their fights, and that their enemies had very little cour-age to require our assistance; with many other such like Champlains attack on the Indian Fort. From the original in the State Library. Seeing that the five hundred men were not coming, they proposed to depart and re-treat at once, and began to make certain litters to convey their wounded, who are putin them, tumbled in a heap, doubled and strapped in such a way that it is impossible tostir; less than an infant in swaddling clothes; not without considerable pain, as I cancertify having been carried several days on the back of one of our Indians, thustied and bound, so that I lost all patience. As soon as I had strength to bear myweight, I got out of this prison, or to speak plainer out of hell. The enemy pursued us about the distance of half a league, endeavoring to catchsome of the rear guard. But their labor was in vain and they retired. ...Their retreat was very tedious, being from 23 to 30 leagues, which greatly fatiguedthe wounded and those who carried them, though they relieved each othe
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