 | William Ingraham Kip - Indians of North America - 1846 - 372 pages
...cowards who were frightened at their own shadows. They had been on their guard against the Tchaclas, but as for the Natchez, they had never distrusted...in less than two hours they massacred more than two hundred of the French. The best known are M. de Chepar, Commander of the post, M. du Codere, Commander... | |
 | Albert James Pickett - History - 1851 - 416 pages
...commander, and the arrival of a CHAPTER number of richly laden boats for the garrison and the colo- Vn* nists, determined them to hasten their enterprise,...hundred of the French. The best known are M. De Chopart, VI ' commander of the post; M. Du Codere, commander among the Yazoos ; M. Des Ursins ; Messieurs De... | |
 | Albert James Pickett - Alabama - 1851 - 440 pages
...out for a grand hunt, and undertook to trade with the French for guns, powder and ball,—offering to pay them as much, and even more, than was customary;...in less than two hours they massacred more than two CHAPTER hundred of the French. The best known are M. De Chopart, nl ' commander of the post; M. Du... | |
 | William Ingraham Kip - Indians of North America - 1873 - 364 pages
...cowards who were frightened at their own shadows. They had been on their guard against the Tchactas, but as for the Natchez, they had never distrusted...man, and in less than two hours they massacred more thau two hundred of the French. The best known are M. de Chepar, Commander of the post, M. du Codere,... | |
 | Albert James Pickett - Alabama - 1900 - 790 pages
...the commander, and the arrival of a number of richly laden boats for the garrison and the colonists, determined them to hasten their enterprise, and to...in less than two hours they massacred more than two hundred of the French. The best known are M. De Chopart, commander of the post; M. Du Codere, commander... | |
 | Dunbar Rowland - Mississippi - 1907 - 1026 pages
...on their guard against the Tchactas (Choctaws), but as for the Natchez, they never distrusted them. Having thus posted themselves in different houses,...in less than two hours they massacred more than two hundred of the French. The best known are Father du Poisson, M. de Chopart, commander of the post,... | |
 | Dunbar Rowland - Mississippi - 1925 - 984 pages
...on their guard against the Tchactas (Choctaws), but as for the Natchez, they never distrusted them. Having thus posted themselves in different houses,...in less than two hours they massacred more than two hundred of the French." It appears from the account of the massacre of the French and the extinction... | |
 | Albert James Pickett - History - 2013 - 780 pages
...the commander, and the arrival of a number of richly laden boats for the garrison and the colonists, determined them to hasten their enterprise, and to...in less than two hours they massacred more than two hundred of the French. The best known are M. De Chopart, commander of the post; M. Du Codere, commander... | |
 | Barbara Olexer - History - 2005 - 260 pages
...so little foundation that they were treated as cowards, who were frightened at their own shadows... Having thus posted themselves in different houses,...in less than two hours they massacred more than two hundred of the French... The barbarians spared but two of the French, a tailor and carpenter, who were... | |
 | Jesuits - Canada - 1900 - 344 pages
...cowards who were frightened at their own shadows. They had been on their guard against the Tchactas, but as for the Natchez, they had never distrusted...in less than two hours they massacred more than two hundred of the French. The best known are Monsieur de Chepar, Commandant of the post, Monsieur du Codere,... | |
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Choctaws ; but, as for the Natchez, they had never distrusted them, and they were so persuaded of their good faith, that it increased their hardihood. Having thus posted themselves in different houses, provided with the arms obtained from us, they attacked,... 