, 1874-09-06
f1g HEROES OF THE L0IG SAUT.
comedian Episode Of tho Year
1GCO.

INV twenty-five Men Withstood tie
Assault Of Seven Hundred.
,,..,o rrogp l. Co., Boston. have furnished
.d,.,ce-shee:s Of parkman's "The Old
~ n.,n Canals" from which We make the
following extract
.s.1c nauluc, or Dollard. Sieur des Ormcaux,
- young man Of good family, who had come
~ .s- colony three years before at the ago Of
a. He had held some military command in
rr,rce, though in Whist rauk does not appear.
=, ,.s sa1d thst he had been involved in Some
,g.,r which made him ANXIOUS TO wipe out the
reoory Of the past BY
i NOTEWORTHY ExTLoIT;
.na ma had been busy for some time among the
4on,n men Of Montreal, inviting them to join
e., IN the enterprise he meditAted. Sixteen OF
ttem caught his spirit, struck hands with him,
-. ,,edoed their word. They bound themselves
ty oath to accept no quarter; and, having gained
,;.;sonueuye's consent, they made their villa,
o,ntessed. and received the sacrament As they
I,,e1t for the last tune before the altar in tho
ehapel OF the Hotel Dieu, that sturdy LITTLE pop
NATION Of pious 1udian-hghters gazed on them
seth
xbch had in 1t nothing isnoble. Some Of the
chief men Of Mont1eal with the brave Charles
le Nt,ne at their head, begged them to wait till
tie sp,.as-sowing was over, that they might join
t,en but Daulac refused. He was jealous OF
the giory and the danger. and be wished to COM
rand, which he could not have done had La
uoyne been present
Inc spirit OF the enterprise WAS purely medic
5a1> The enthusiasm of houor, the enthusiasm
OF adventure, aud the enthusiasm Of faith, were
its motive forces Daulae was knight OF the
early crusades among the forests and sayases OF
the New World. Yet the Incidents OF this exotic
leto,sm are definite and clear aa tale OF yester-
day. The names, aSos, and occupations OF tho
esyentceu young men may still be read On the
acc;ent register Of the Parish OF Montreal aud
the not.riai acts OF tnat yenr, preserved in tho
records Of the city, contain minute accounts o1
tuch property u each Of them possessed. The
tlrec eldest were Of 2S, 80, aud 81 rears respect
i1aIy Tie aga of tho rest varied from Il to ~.
luev vero of various callinga,-aoldiers, armor-
ees lock smiths, li1ne-bu1uezs, or settlers With
out trades. The g1c2+cT number had come to
tho colouy as part Of the reinforcement brought
b. Maisonncuve i'll lG33
AFTEn SOLEMN FAREWELL,
they amba,h hed in several canoes we'll supplied
With arnis aai ammunition. They were very
i:4difIereut c4noe-mcn; and II Ii sa!d that
toe* los: week in vain attempts to pass the
fwlit current Of St. Anne, at the head Of the
lsi:ud Of Montreal. 1t length they were moro
successful and, entering the mouth of the o.
&ava, crossed tho Lake Of Two Mountains, and
slowly advanced against the current.
Meanwhile, forty waTr1ors OF that remnant OF
tue Hurous who, IN spite Of Iroquois persecu-
, sas-rartv, led by the brave aud WHY Etienne
A..n@nosAoa, their most noted CLlef. They
s4ooped by the way at Three Rivers. where they
foundn band OF Christian A!sonquins uuder =
c!liet named M.rure:ncg- Anuahotana chaaenged
lin to tzial OF courage, aud 1t vas agreed that
they should meet 1t Montreal wAcre they we're
likely to ind L speedy opportunity to put their
MOTTO to tho test Tliti4er. accordingly, they
1epalred.-the Algonquin win three followers,
:Auu tho Huron with t!l1r.y-ulue.
1t WAS not long Deforo they learned the de-
1arture OF Daulac and his companions For,
observes the honest Doll.er do Casson. " the
principal fault OF our Frenchmen is to talk too
much" Tho wish seized them to share the nd
vcnture and to that end the Huron Chief asked
tie Governor for letter to Daulac. to serve IS
credentials. Maisouneuve heSitated. HIS faith
in Huron valoE Was not great. and be feared the
proposed alliance. Nevertheless. he at length
yielded Sc fur as to give Anpahotaha B letter in
which Daulac was told to accept or reject the
proffered reinforcement IS he should gee fit.
Tuc Hurons aud A1gonquips nor enabarked, and
padded in pursuit OF tbs seventeen trench-
Lien.
They meanwhile had passed with difficulty the
GHift current ct Carlton, and about the 1.t OF
May reached ths foot of the more formidable
rapid called
THE LONG sAuT,
where tumult Of waters, foamiDg among Lodges
ap1 powders, barred the onward way. 1t was
needless to 60 farther. The 1roquols vera sure
to pass tue Saut, and could be fought here as
well as elsewhere. Just below the rapid. where
the forests sloped gently to tue shore, among tho
bushes aud et11uI's Of the rough clearing made
in constructing it. stood palissde fort, tho
scrx Of M Algonquin war rarty in the past an-
tumn. It was mere luc1ofure OF trun kB OF
small trees planted IN q circle, aud 1As already
tuirous. Such as it WAS the Frcnchmen took
Possession OF it. Their first care. one would
1Aink, should have becn TO repair aud strengthen
il; but this they sceu no: to hava done: possi-
b!y in the ex.lsatioa OF their minds, they
s>orped 6uc1 psecautiou. They made their fires
and slunE their kettles on the neighboring
shore aud here they were soon Joined by the
Hurons aud Algonquins. Daulac, 1t seems,
nsdc no objection to their company, and they
all biyon2cked together. Morning. and noon,
knd night, they PRAYED in three different
tongues and. wien st sunset the long reach
6 foiests the farther shore basked peacefully
In the level rays, the rapids joined their no4rse
music to the notes Of their evening hymn.
III dsy or TWO their scouts came in with
tldnEs thut two 1roquois canoes wcre coming
Gown the Saut- Duulac had time to set his men
IN ambush among the bushes at point wnero
he thought the strangers likely to land. He
judged Alright. The canoes, bearing FIVE Io-
qnois, approached, aud we're met by volloy
tied with such precipitation rha: one or more Of
them escaped the shot fed into the forest. and
told their Inischance to their main body. 200 in
number. on the river above. 4 fleet Of cauoes
suddenly appeared, bounding down the rapids,
1lled with warriors
EAGER FOB REVENGE.
Tho a1ea had barely tune to escape to their fort,
leaving their kettles still eluog over the fires
Tho Hoquois made q hastv and desulrory attack,
srd were quickly ropulsed. they next opened
parle!,-hopiug nc doubt to gain same advan-
tase ty surprise. Failing in this. they set them
selves. after their custom such occasions to
s'uIdinE i rude fort Of their own il the neigh
bo1ulg forest.
!, This gave the French breathing-time, and
;hey used it for Strengthening their delenses. !
bclus provided with tools, they planted 3 row OF
stakes within their palisede, to form doubla
iense, and filed the intervening space with earth
aaa hioues to the height OF man, ieaving soma |
rta,, H. ttNf,$3 IL.