Master had taken with the French King; for he had Orders to procure a Peace for the French, and was foon after this Removed from his Government. Indeed fuch an Active, as well as Prudent Governor of New-York, could not be acceptable to the French, who had the Univerfal Monarchy in view, in America as well as in Europe.

Coll. Dongan's Meffage to Mr. De Nonville at a time when the Crowns of England and France had fo lately entred into a strict Friendship, had, no doubt, fome Influence on the French Governor. But the little Succefs he had in his Expenfive and Dangerous Expedition, together with the Obftruction that the French Trade met with from the War, inclin'd him more effectually to Proposals of Peace, which Coll. Dongan was forced to make, and the Five Nations to yield to: For notwithstanding Coll. Dongan's Advice to them, as above related, he by his Mafters Orders (who was entirely devoted to Bigotry and the French Intereft) obliged the Five Nations to agree to a Ceffation of Arms, and to deliver up their Prisoners without any Conditions, in order to obtain a Peace on fuch Terms as the French

should agree to. And that no Accident might prevent, Mr. De Nonville fent his Orders to all his Officers in the Indian Countrys to observe a Ceffation of Arms till the Ambaffadors of the

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Five Nations should meet him at Montreal, as they had given him reafon to expect in a little time, to conclude the Peace in the ufual Form."

In the mean time, Adario, the chief of the Deonondadies, finding that his Nation was become fufpected by the French, fince the time they had shown fo much Inclination to the English when they attempted to Trade at Missilimakinak, Refolved by fome brave Action against the Five Nations to recover the good Graces of the French.

For this Purpose he Marched from Miilimakinak at the head of a hundred Men; and that he might act with more Security, he took Cadarackui Fort in his way for Intelligence: The Commandant informed him, that Mr. De Nonville was in hopes of concluding a Peace with the Five Nations, and expected their Embaffadors in eight or ten days at Montreal for that purpose, and therefore defired him to return to Miffilimakinak without attempting any thing that might Obftruct fo good a Defign.

The Indian being furprized with this News, was under great Concern for his Nation, which he was afraid would be facrificed to the French Resentment or Intereft, but diffembled his Concern before the French Officer. He went from Cadarackui, not to return home as the Commandant thought, but to wait for

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the Ambassadors of the 5 Nations near one of the Falls of Cadarackui River, by which he knew they must pass. He did not lurk there above four or five days before the unhappy Deputies came guarded by forty young Soldiers, who were all furprised & kill'd or taken Prifoners. As foon as the Prisoners were all fecured, the cunning Deonondadie told them" That he having "been enformed by the Governor of Canada, "That Fifty Warriors of their Nation were "to pafs this way about this time, he had "fecured this Pafs, not doubting of inter"cepting them.

The Ambaffadors being much furpris'd with the French Perfidy, told Adario the Design of their Journey, who, the better to play his part, feem'd to grow Mad and Furious, declaiming against Mr. De Nonville, and faid, He would, fome Time or other be Revenged of him for making a Tool of him to commit fuch horrid Treachery. Then looking stedfaftly on the Prifoners (among whom Dekanefora was the Principal Ambaffador) Adario faid to them, Go my Brethren, I Unty your Bonds, and fend you Home again, tho' our Nations be at War; The French Governor bas made me commit fo black an Action, that I shall never be eafy after it till your Five Nations fhall have taken full Vengeance.

This was fufficient to perfwade the Ambaffadors of the Truth of what he said, who affured

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afsured him, That he and his Nation might make their Peace when they pleased. Adario loft only one Man on this occafion, and would keep a Satana Slave, (adopted into the Five Nations) to fill up his place. Then he gave Arms, Powder and Ball to the reft of the Prifoners, to enable them to Return.

The Ambaffadors were chiefly if not all, Onnondagas and Oneydoes, who had been long under the influence of the French Priests, and ftill retain'd an Affection to them; but this Adventure throughly changed their thoughts, and irritated them so heartily against the French, that all the Five Nations from this time profecuted the War unanimously.

Adario deliver'd the Slave (his Prisoner) to the French at Miffilimakinak, who to keep up the Enmity between the Deonondadies and the Five Nations, order'd him to be fhot to Death. As they carried him out, he related the whole of the Action, but the French thinking that he had only contrived it to fave his Life, had no regard to it, till the fatal Confequences call'd his Dying Words to their Remembrance, with forrowful Reflections.

The fame Day that the Satana was shot, Adario call'd one of the Five Nations, who had been long a Prifoner, to be an Eye-witness of his Country-mans Death, then bid him make his Escape to his own Country, to give an

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Account of the French Cruelty, from which it was not in his Power to fave a Prifoner he himself had taken."

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This heighten'd the Rage of the Five Nations, fo that Mr. De Nonville's fending to disown Adario (m) in this Action, had no effect upon them: Their Breafts admitted of no thought but that of Revenge. It was

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not long before the French felt the Bloody effects of this cruel Paffion; for 1200 Men of the Five Nations invaded the island of Montreal when the French had no fufpicion of any fuch Attempt, while Mr. De Nonville and his Lady were in that Town. They Landed on the fouth fide of the Island at La Chine, on the 26th of July, 1688. where they burnt and facked all the Plantations, and made a terrible Maffacre of Men, Women and Children. The French were under apprehenfion of the Town's being attacked, for which reafon they durft not send out any confiderable Party to the Relief of the Country, till the Indians had blocked up two Forts, when Mr. De Nonville fent out a hundred Soldiers and fifty Indians to try to bring off the men, The French of this Party were all either taken or cut to pieces, except one Soldier and the Commanding Officer, who was carried off by twelve Indians that made their escape, after he had his Thigh broke. There was above a ThouP 2 fand