with a group of Iroquois that ended in their deaths by burning, Lahontan heads back to France in October 1692. From Nantes, in 1693, Lahontan writes that he has been given Lieutenancy of the Newfound Land as well as an independent company and in January 1694 he departs for Portugal. Memoirs The memoirs are an expansion on the descriptions presented in the letters. Lahontan expands further on the geography of New France. He describes his journeys down into Lake Superior and then further south into Lake Huron and Lake Erie. While geographically situating these bodies of water he discusses what can be found on the shores of the lakes, citing the native peoples that live there as well as the animals that are present. He continues on with specific descriptions of the wildlife, fish in particular as well as the environment. He also provides vocabulary lists of native terminology. Volume II Lahontan's second volume contains discourses on various topics of native life including: habits, temperament, customs, beliefs, love and marriage, diseases and remedies, hunting, military art, Coats of Arms, and hieroglyphics. The second half of volume II is a dialogue between the author and Adario, a fictional native Lahontan created, and lastly an appendix giving details about Lahontan's other voyages to Portugal and Denmark as well as maps and pictures. Dialogue Between Lahontan and Adario The dialogue is a conversation between Lahontan and a Huron, whom he describes as "a noted man among the savages". The two discuss the fundamental differences between themselves, Lahontan as a French man, and Adario as a Huron. First Meeting: They begin by debating whose is the greater god. Lahontan is a fierce defender of Jesuit teachings and the Christian God, while Adario speaks of the Great Spirit and the tyrannical nature of God for creating a man who seems to live in misery. Adario then comments on how the English and French each have their own god, and each believes that their own is the best. He continues by speaking negatively about Christians' use of scripture. He goes through the commandments Christians claim to believe and finds a negative example for each. He notes that the French trade on the Holy Days, they do not offer their most valuable goods as sacrifice to God, they lie and slander friends, and speak or take snuff during mass, all of which suggest the French to be