These Murders committed before us, put me into a terrible Consternation; for believing the same was design’d for me, I laid hold of my Fire-Lock to defend my self; but _Hiens_ cry’d out to me, to fear nothing, to lay down my Arms, and assur’d me he had no Design against me; but that he had reveng’d his Master’s Death. He also satisfy’d Monsieur _Cavelier_ and Father _Anastasius_, who were as much frighted as my self, declaring he meant them no Harm, and that tho’ he had been in the Conspiracy, yet had he been present at the Time when Monsieur _de la Sale_ was kill’d, he would not have consented, but rather have obstructed it.
_Liotot_ liv’d some Hours after, and had the good Fortune to make his Confession; after which, the same _Ruter_, put him out of his Pain, with a Pistol-Shot. We dug a Hole in the Earth, and bury’d him in it with _Duhaut_, doing them more Honour than they had done to Monsieur _de la Sale_ and his Nephew _Moranget_, whom they left to be devour’d by wild Beasts. Thus those Murderers met with what they had deserv’d, dying the same Death they had put others to.
The Natives, _Hiens_ had brought with him, having been Spectators of that Murder, were in a Consternation, and that Affair was of dangerous Consequence to us, who stood in Need of them. It was therefore requisite to make the best of it, giving them to understand, that there had been Reason for so punishing those dead Persons, because they had all the Powder and Ball, and would not give any to the rest. They remain’d satisfy’d with that Excuse, and he who was called _Larcheveque_, and who was entirely devoted to _Duhaut_, being Abroad a hunting since the Morning, and not knowing what Misfortune had hapned his Protector, and _Hiens_ being resolv’d to make away with him, Father _Anastasius_ and Monsieur _Cavelier_ took so much Pains, that they disswaded him from it, and I went out and met _Larcheveque_, to give him Notice of that Disaster, and to inform him, how he was to behave himself. Thus I requited him for having come to give me Notice of Monsieur _de la Sale’s_ Death. I brought him to _Hiens_, who declar’d he design’d him no Harm, and _Larcheveque_ gave him the same Assurances on his Part. Thus all Things are again compos’d, and nothing remain’d, but for us to set out, but first to know what we were to do, and which Way to direct our Course.