Beneath the cross-bar it carried the arms of France, and on the upper part a scroll in ancient lettering that read, 'FRANCISCUS PRIMUS DEI GRATIA FRANCORUM REX REGNAT' Which means, freely translated, 'Francis I, by the grace of God King of the French, is sovereign.' Donnacona, Taignoagny, Domagaya and a few others, who had been invited to come on board the ships, found themselves the prisoners of the French.

At first rage and consternation seized upon the savages, deprived by this stratagem of their chief.

They gathered in great numbers on the bank, and their terrifying howls and war-cries resounded throughout the night.

But Donnacona, whether from simplicity or craft, let himself be pacified with new presents and with the promise of a speedy return in the year following.

He showed himself on the deck of the captain's ship, and his delighted followers gathered about in their canoes and swore renewed friendship with the white men, whom they had, in all likelihood, plotted to betray.