CHA P." as will be for your good; and will fupply you VI. "with fuch Neceffaries, as you will have Need~" of.

First, My Advice is, as to what Prisoners of "the French you fhall take, that you draw not "their Blood, but bring them Home, and keep "them to exchange for your People, which they "have Prisoners already, or may take hereafter.

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2dly, That if it be poffible, that you can order "it fo, I would have you take one or two of your "wifeft Sachems, and one or two of your chief Cap"tains, of each Nation, to be a Council to manage "all Affairs of the War. They to give Orders to "the rest of the Officers what they are to do, that "your Designs may be kept private; for after it "comes among fo many People, it is blazed abroad, "and your Defigns are often fruftrated; and those "chief Men fhould keep a Correfpondence with me "by a trufty Meffenger.

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3dly, The great Matter under Confideration with the Brethren is, how to ftrengthen "themselves, and weaken their Enemy. My Opi"nion is, that the Brethren fhould fend Meffengers "to the Utawawas, Twibtwies, and the farther In"dians, and to fend back likewife fome of the Pri"foners of thefe Nations, if you have any left, to

bury the Hatchet, and to make a Covenant-chain, "that they may put away all the French that are "among them, and that you will open a Path for "them this Way, they being the King of England's

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Subjects likewife, tho' the French have been ad"mitted to trade with them; for all that the French "have in Canada, they had it of the great King of England; that by that Means they may come "hither freely, where they may have every Thing

cheaper than among the French: That you and "they may join together against the French, and "make fo firm a League, that whoever is an Enemy to one, muft be to both.

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4tbly, Another Thing of Concern is, that you CHA P. "ought to do what you can to open a Path for all "the North Indians and Mahikanders, that are a86 mong the Utawawas and further Nations: I will "endeavour to do the fame to bring them Home;

for, they not daring to return Home your Way, "the French keep them there on purpose to join "with the other Nations against you, for your De"struction; for you know, that one of them is "worse than fix of the others; therefore all Means "must be used to bring them Home, and ufe them "kindly as they pafs through your Country.

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5thly, My Advice further is, that Meffengers go, in behalf of all the Five Nations, to the Chrif "tian Indians at Canada, to perfuade them to come "Home to their native Country. This will be an"other great Means to weaken your Enemy; but if they will not be advised, you know what to do with them.

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"6thly, I think it very neceffary, for the Brethren's "Security and Affiftance, and to the endamaging the French, to build a Fort upon the Lake, where I may keep Stores and Provifions, in Cafe of Ne"ceffity; and therefore I would have the Brethren "let me know what Place will be moft convenient «for it.

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7thly, I would not have the Brethren keep "their Corn in their Caftles, as I hear the Onondagas do, but bury it a great Way in the "Woods, where few People may know where it is, for fear of fuch an Accident as has happened to "the Senekes.

8thly, I have given my Advice in your General Affembly by Mr. Dirk Weffels, and Akus the Interpreter, how you are to manage your Partics, " and how neceffary it is to get Prifoners, to ex"change for your own Men that are Prifoners with "the French; and I am glad to hear that the Bre"thren are fo united, as Mr. Dirk Weffels telis me

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9thly, The Brethren may remember my Ad"vice, which I fent you this Spring, not to go to "Cadarackui; if you had, they would have ferved "you as they did your People that came from hunting thither; for I told you then, that I knew the "French better than you did.

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10thly, There was no Advice or Propofition "that I made to the Brethren, all the Time that the "Prieft lived at Onondaga, but what he wrote to "to Canada, as I found by one of his Letters, which "he gave to an Indian to carry to Canada, but which "was brought hither; therefore I defire the Brethren "not to receive him or any French Priest any more, having fent for English Priests, with whom you may be fupplied to your Content.

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"thly, I would have the Brethren look out fharp, for Fear of being furprized. I believe all "the Strength of the French will be at their Fron"tier Places, viz. at Cadarackui and Oniagara, "where they have built a Fort now, and at Troies Ri"vieres, Montreal, and Chambly.

"12thly, Let me put you in Mind again, not to "make any Treaties without my Means, which will "be more advantageous for you, than your doing "it by yourselves, for then you will be looked upon "as the King of England's Subjects, and let me know, "from Time to Time, every Thing that is done.

"Thus far I have spoken to you relating to the "War.

Then he chid them for their Breach of Faith with Virginia. He told them, that he was informed, that laft Spring they had killed a fine Gentleman, with fome others; and that a Pariy of the Oneydoes was now there at the Head of Tames River, with Intention to destroy all the Indians thereabout. They had taken fix Prifoners, whom he ordered them to bring to him, to be reftored; and that for the fu

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ture they should defift from doing any Injury to the CHA P. People of Virginia, or their Indians, otherwife all the English would unite to deftroy them. But at the fame time he freed the Senekas from any Blame, and commended them as a brave and honeft People, who never had done any Thing contrary to his Orders, except in making that unlucky Peace with the French, three Years ago.

Laftly, He recommended to them, not to fuffer their People to be drunk during the War: A Soldier thereby (he faid) lofes his Reputation, because of the Advantages it will give the Enemy over

him.

This honeft Gentleman earneftly purfued the Intereft of his Country; but it seems his Measures were not agreeable to thofe his Mafter had taken with the French King; for he had Orders to procure a Peace for the French on their own Terms, 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.

The great Difpute between Coll. Dungan and the French was in this, that Coll. Dungan would force the French to apply to him, in all Affairs relating to the Five Nations, and the French would treat with them independently of the English. For this Reason Coll. Dungan refused any Affiftance to the French, till they, by fuch Application, fhould acknowledge the Dependance of the Five Nations on the Crown of England. But King James ordered him to give up this Point; and that he fhould perfuade the Five Nations to fend to Canada, to receive Propofals from the French Governor; and for this Purpofe, forced them to agree to a Ceffation of Arms, till their Deputies fhould go and return from Canada; and that they fhould, in the mean Time, deliver up all the Prifoners they had taken from the French; and that

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CHA P.no Accident might prevent this, and blast so favourable an Opportunity of making Peace to the beft Advantage, Monfr. De Nonville fent his Orders to all his Officers in the Indian Countries, to obferve a Ceffation of Arms, tili the Ambaffador of the Five Nations fhould meet him at Montreal, as they had given him Reafon to expect they would 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 fhewn fo much Inclination to the English, when they attempted to trade at Miffilimakinak, refolved, by some notable Action against the Five Nations, to recover the good Graces of the French.

For this Purpose, he marched from Miffilimakinak, at the Head of a Hundred Men; and that he might act with the more Security, he took Cadarackui Fort in his Way for Intelligence: The Commandant informed him, that Monfr. De Nonville was in Hopes of concluding a Peace with the Five Nations, and expected their Ambassadors 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 furprifed with this News, was under great Concern for his Nation, which he was afraid would be facrificed to the French 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 the Ambaffadors of the Five 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 Deputies came guarded by forty young Soldiers, who were all furprised, and killed or taken Prifoners. As foon as the Prifoners were all fecured, the cunning Deonondadi told them, "That he having been informed, by the Governor of Canada,

"that