the Village, without feeing any body, tho they paffed within Pistol shot of 500 Sennekas, that lay on their Bellies, and let them pass and repafs, without disturbing them.

On the Report which they made, the French Marched with much hafte, but little Order, in hopes to overtake the Women, Children and Old Men; for they no longer doubted of all being fled. But as foon as the French reached the foot of a Hill, about a quarter of a League from the Village, the Sennekas suddenly rais'd the War-shout, with a Difcharge of their Fire-Arms. This This put the Regular Troops, as well as the Militia into fuch a Fright, as they marched through the Woods, that the Battalions immediately divided, and run to the Right and Left, and in the Confufion fired upon one another. When the Sennekas perceived their Disorder, they fell in among them Pell-mell, till the French Indians, more used to fuch Fights, gathered together and Repulfed the Sennekas. There were (according to the French Accounts) a hundred French-men, ten French Indians, and about fourfcore Sennekas kill'd in this Rencounter.

Mr. De Nonvelle was fo dif-fpirited with the Fright that his Men had been put into, that his Indians could not perfwade him to pursue. He halted the remainder of that Day. The next day he Marched on with defign to burn

the

the Village, but when he came there, he found the Sennekas had faved him the trouble; for they had laid all in Ashes before they Retired; Two Old Men only were found in the Castle, who were cut into Pieces and boyled to make Soop for the French Allies. The French ftaid five or fix Days to destroy their Corn, and then marched to two other Villages, at two or three Leagues diftance. After they had perform'd the like Exploits in thofe Places they return'd to the Banks of the Lake."

Before the French left the Lakes, they built a Fort of four Baftions at Oniagara, on the South fide of the Streights, between Obfwego Lake and Cadarackui Lake, and left a hundred Men, with eight Months Provisions in

it. But this Garrison was fo clofely blockt up by the Five Nations, that they all dy'd of Hunger, except feven or eight, who were accidentally reliev'd by a Party of French Indians."

The Western Indians when they parted from the French General, made their Harrangues, as ufual, in which they told him with what Pleasure they faw a Fort fo well placed to favour their Defigns against the Five Nations, and that they Relied on his never Finishing the War but with the Destruction of the Five Nations, or Forceing them to abandon their Country. He affured them, that he would act with fuch

Vigour that they would foon fee the Five Nations driven into the Sea.

He fent a Detachment of Soldiers to Teiodondoraghie, and in his Return to Canada, which was by the North fide of the Lake, he left the fame Number of Men and Quantity of Provifions at Cadarackui Fort.

The French having got nothing but dry Blows, fent thirteen of the Indians that they furprized at Cadarackui, to France, as Trophies of their Victory, where they were put into the Galleys, as Rebels to their King.

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CHAP. V I.

Coll. Dongan's Advice to the Indians. Adario's Enterprize, and Montreal Sacked by the Five Nations.

Coll

Oll. Dongan, who always had the Indian Affairs very much at heart, met the Five Nations at Albany as foon as poffible after the French Expedition, and spoke to them on the 5th of August, in the following words, viz.

Brethren;

“I

Am very glad to fee you here in this
House, and am heartily glad that you

"have sustain'd no greater lofs by the French, "tho' I believe it was their Intention to deftroy you all, if they could have furpriz'd you in your Castles.

"As foon as I heard of their defin to War

"with you, I gave you Notice, and came up "hither my self, that I might be ready to give "all the Affiftance and Advice that fo fhort a "time would allow me.

"I am now about fending a Gentleman to "England, to the King, my Master, to let "him know, that the French have invaded "his Territories on this fide the great "Lake, and War'd upon the Brethren, his Subjects. I would therefore willingly "know, whether the Brethren have given "the Governor of Canada any Provocation or not; and if they have, how, and in what manner, because I am oblig'd to give a "true account of this matter. This bufinefs may cause a War between the King of England and the French King, both in Europe "and here, and therefore I must know the "Truth.

I know the Governor of Cananda dare not "enter into the great King of England's "Territories, in a Hoftile manner, without "Provocation, if he thought the Brethren "were the King of England's Subjects; But you having two or three years ago, made a

"Covenant

"Covenant Chain with the French, contrary "to my Command, (which I knew could "not hold long) being void of it felf among "the Chriftians; for as much as Subjects (as you are) ought not to treat with any Fo"reign Nation," it not lying in your Power, "have brought this Trouble upon your felves, and, as I believe, is the only reafon of their falling upon you at this time.

"Brethren, I took it very ill, that after you "had put your felves into the Number of "the great King of England's Subjects, that you should ever offer to make Peace or "War without my confent. You know that "we can live without you, but you cannot live without us. You never found that I "told

you a Lie, and I did offer you Affiftance as you wanted, provided that you "would be advised by me; for I know the "French better than any of you do.

"Now fince there is a War begun upon

you by the Governor of Canada, I hope "without any Provocation by you given," I "defire and command you, that you hearken "to no Treaty but by my Advice, which if you follow, you fhall have the Benefit of "the great Chain of Friendship between the great King of England and the French King, "which came out of England the other day, " and which I have sent to Canada by Anthony

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