As Soon As Donnacona Heard Of Our Return, He Came To
Visit Us, Accompanied By Taignoagny And Domagaia And Many
Others,
pretending to be very glad of our arrival, and making many compliments
to our captain, who entertained them in
A friendly manner, although they
had not so deserved by their former conduct. Donnacona invited our
captain to come and see Canada, which he promised to do next day, being
the 13th of the month. He accordingly went, accompanied by all the
gentlemen and fifty mariners well armed. Their place of abode, named
Stadacona, was about a league from the ships; and when we were arrived
within a stones throw of the place, many of the inhabitants came to meet
us, drawing up in two ranks, the men on one side and the women on the
other, all dancing and singing. After mutual salutation, the captain
distributed knives and other trifles among them, giving a tin ring to
each of the women and children, with which they were much pleased. After
this, Donnacona and Taignoagny conducted the captain to see the houses,
which were very well provided with victuals for winter use. Among other
things, they shewed us the scalps of five men spread on boards as we
do parchment, which Donnacona told us were taken from a people called
Toudamani, dwelling to the south, who are continually engaged in war
against his nation. They told us that, about two years ago, as they were
going to war in Hognedo, having 200 persons, men, women, and children,
and were all asleep in a fort which they had made in an island over
against the mouth of the Saguenay River, they were assaulted during the
night by the Toudamans, who set their fort on fire, and as they
endeavoured to come out, their enemies slew the whole party, five only
making their escape.
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