Narrative of Circumstances attending the death of the late Benjamin Frobisher, Esquire a partner of the North West Company of Montreal, ca. 1820 Revised Text.

Wilcocke, Samuel Hull. Narrative of Circumstances attending the death of the late Benjamin Frobisher, Esquire a partner of the North West Company of Montreal, ca. 1820 [Revised Text]. An electronic transcription. MFTP #0020

considered most capable, to go up and bring down his canoe. They did this with safety, and having thus shewn themselves to be the next best guides in the brigade to Paul, they were immediately taken prisoners without the slightest alleged pretence or accusation. At the second rapid, Williams asked Paul whom he would nominate to conduct the canoes down, upon which the latter, perceiving his drift, replied "that he would not nominate any others as, if he did, they too would be taken prisoners." The brigade, however, which consisted of seven canoes, met with no serious accident, and, although in great confusion, from the want of guides and steersmen, they, with much difficulty, loss of time, and danger, prosecuted their voyage to their destination.

M^r Frobisher and M^r Campbell with the men then taken were sent off early in the morning of the 22^d of June, in separate canoes, for Jack River, whence their further adventures will be hereafter detailed when the next exploit of Williams and his gang has been recounted.

In the course of the following day, the

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