The wife and children cried out, and some of my people ran to the tent just as L'Hiver came out with the bloody knife in his hand, expecting we would lay hold of him.

The first person he met was William Henry, whom he attempted to stab in the breast; but Henry avoided the stroke, and returned the compliment with a blow of his cudgel on the fellow's head.

This staggered him; but instantly recovering he made another attempt to stab Henry.

Foiled in this design, and observing several coming out of the fort, he took to his heels and ran into the woods like a deer.

I chased him with some of my people, but he was too fleet for us.