the dead, whom they had thrown here and there amid
the heath, where they kindled a fire to burn them. We
returned without any result, as we had done before,
well aware that there was scarcely hope of avenging
ourselves this time, and that we should have to renew
the undertaking when it should please God.

With a desire for revenge was linked the practical
consideration that slaves would prove useful at Port
Royal. A week later the French returned to the same place,
'resolved to get possession of some savages and, taking
them to our settlement, put them to grinding corn at the
hand-mill, as punishment for the deadly assault which
they had committed on five or six of our company.' As
relations were strained, it became necessary to offer
beads and gewgaws, with every show of good faith. Champlain
describes the plan in full. The shallop was to leave the
barque for shore, taking

the most robust and strong men we had, each one having
a chain of beads and a fathom of match on his arm;
and there, while pretending to smoke with them (each
one having an end of his match lighted so as not to
excite suspicion, it being customary to have fire at
the end of a cord in order to light the tobacco), coax
them with pleasing words so as to draw them into the
shallop; and if they should be unwilling to enter,
each one approaching should choose his man and, putting
the beads round his neck, should at the same time put
the rope on him to draw him by force. But if they