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Tonty had been left to make good foothold in the Illinois at Fort Crèvecoeur. He had fifteen men, smiths, ship carpenters, housewrights, and soldiers, with l'Esperance and Friar Membré and the gentle and devoted Father Gabriel de la Rabourde. After work for some time on a new boat, Tonty went to fortify a cliff not far away. The day after he had gone the men mutinied--ten only remained faithful. They destroyed the fort, stole all the lead, provisions, and furs, inscribed on the small vessel "We are all savages," and took to the woods.
Thus in one day was the work of weeks destroyed, and La Salle injured by those who served him. It was beautiful weather and the spot was lovely, but the men were offscourings, and, with La Salle and Tonty absent, gave themselves the freedom of pirates.