"of the Way, as the Governor of Canada fays? "We do not threaten him with War, as he "threatens us.. What fhall we do? Shall we "run away, or fhall we fit ftill in our Houfes "What hall we do? we fpeak to him that 66 verns and commands us.

"Now Corlear, and Affarigoa, and all People "here present, remember what we have answered "to the Complaints of the Governor of Canada;

yea, we wish that what we here faid may come "to his Ears." Then they gave a Belt..

Monfieur De la Barre at this Time was gone, with all the Force of Canada, to Cadarackui Fort, and ordered the three Veffels to be repaired which the French had built on Cadarackui Lake: His Defign was to frighten the Five Nations into his own Terms, by the Appearance of the French Army, which confifted of 600 Soldiers of the regular Troops, 400 Indians, and 400 Men that carried Provifions, befides 300 Men that he left to fecure Cadarackui Fort, and the western Indians, that he expected would join him. But while he was at this Fort, the Fatigue of travelling in the Month of August, together with the Unhealthiness of that Place (the Country thereabout being very marfhy) where he tarried fix Weeks, occafioned fo great a Sickness in his Army, that he found himfelf unable to perform any Thing but by Treaty; and therefore fent Orders to Monfr. Dulbut, who was come from Miffilimakinak, with 600 Men, French and Indians, to ftop. Monfr. De la Barre paffed across the Lake, with as many Men as were able to travel, and arrived at the River which the French cal! La Famine, by the Indians called Kaibobage, which falls into the South-Side of Cadarackui Lake, about thirty Miles from Onnondago. There were two Villages of the Five Nations on the North-Side of the Lake, about fifteen Miles from the French Fort, confifting of those Indians,

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that had the most Inclination to the French: They provided the French Army with Provifions, while they remained at the Fort; but it is probable, fent an Account to their own Nations of every Thing that happened; and that this was the Reafon of the Ufage they afterwards met with from the French..

When Monfr. De la Barre fent to Coll. Dungan, he was in Hopes, from the strict Alliance that was then between the Crowns of England and France, and from Coll. Dungan's being a Papift, that he would at leaft fit ftill till he had reduced the Five Nations. But none of these Reasons permitted that Gentleman to be eafy, while the French attempted fuch Things, as in their Confequences would be of the highest Degree prejudicial to the English Intereft, and might put all the English Colonies in America in Danger. Wherefore he dispatched the publick Interpreter, with Orders to do every Thing in his Power to prevent the Five Nations going to treat with Monfr. De la Barre

The Interpreter succeeded in his Design with the Mohawks, and with the Senakas, who promifed that they would not go near the French Governor But he had not like the Succefs with the Onnondagas, Oneydoes, and Cayugas, who had received the French Priests, for they would not hear the Interpreter, but in Prefence of the French Priefts, and Monfr. la Maine, and three other Frenchmen that Monfr. De la Barre had fent to perfuade them to meet him at Kaihshage; they gave the following Answer to the Interpreter.

"Arie, you are Corlear's Meffenger, *Obquee "(Monfr. la Maine) is the Governor of Canada's; and there fits our Father; Yonnondio acquaint"ed us fome Time ago, that he would fpeak with

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That is, the Partridge. Pointing to the Jefuite.

"us, before he would undertake any Thing againft "the Senekas. Now he hath fent for all the Na "tions to speak with him in Friendship, and that "at a Place not far from Onnondaga, even at Kai"hohage. But our Brother Corlear tells us, that 66 we must not meet the Governor of Canada with"out his Permiffion; and that if Yonnondio have any "Thing to fay to us, he muft firft fend to Gorlear "for Leave to speak with us. Yonnondio has fent "long ago to us to speak with him, and he has

lately repeated that Defire by Onniffantie the "Brother of our Father Twirbaerfira that fits "there; he not only has entreated us by our Father, "but by two praying Indians, one an Onnondaga, "the other the Son of an old Mahawk Sachem, "Connondowe. They brought five great Belts of "Wampum, not a Fathom or two only, as you "bring. Now Obqueffe has been fent with three "Frenchmen; Tonnondio not being content with

all this, has likewife fent Dennehot, and two "other Mohawks, to perfuade us to meet him, and "to fpeak with him of good Things. Should we "not go to him after all this Intreaty, when he is

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come so far, and so near to us? Certainly if we "do not, we shall provoke his Wrath, and not

deferve his Goodness. You fay we are Sub"jects to the King of England and Duke of York, "but we fay we are Brethren. We must take "Care of ourselves. Those Arms fixed upon the: "Pofts, without the Gate, cannot defend * us "against the Arms of la Barre. Brother Corlear we tell you, that we fhall bind a CovenantChain to our Arm, and to his, as thick as that

The Indians commonly gave a new Name to any Perfon they receive or adapt into their Nation. This is the Jefuites Indian Name, the Interpretation whereof I know not.

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Poft, (pointing to a Poft of the House) be not "diflatisfied; fhould we not embrace this Happi* nefs offered us, viz. Peace, in the Place of "War, yea, we fhall take the Evil Doers, the Senekas, by the Hand, and la Barre likewise,

and their Axe and his Sword fhall be thrown "into a deep Water. We with our Brother Cor"lear were prefent, but it seems the Time will "not permit of it."

Accordingly Garangula, one of the chief Sathems of the Onnondaga's, with thirty Warriors, went with Mr. la Maine, to meet the Governor of Canada at Kaihohage. After he had been two Days in the French Camp, Monfr. la Barre spoke to him as follows, (the French Officers making a Semi-circle on one Side, while Garangala, with his Warriors, compleated the Circle on the other."

* Monfr. De la Barre's Speech to Garangula.

"The King, my Mafter, being informed that "the Five Nations have often infringed the Peace, "has ordered me to come hither with a Guard,

and to fend Ohguesse to the Onnondagas, to bring "the chief Sachem to my Camp. The Intention "of the great King is, that you and I may fmoke "the Calumet of Peace together, but on this "Con

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t The Calumet is a large fmoaking Pipe made of Marble, most commonly of a dark red, well polished, fhaped fomewhat in the Form of a Hatchet, and adorned with large Feathers of feveral Colours. It is ufed in all the Indian Treaties with Strangers, and as a Flag: of Truce between contending Parties, which all the Indians think a very high Crime to violate. Thefe Calumets are generally of nice Workmanship, and were in

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"Condition, that you promife me, in the Name "of the Senekas, Cayugas, Onondagas, and Mo"hawks, to give intire Satisfaction and Repara❝tion to his Subjects; and for the future never to "moleft them.

"The Senekas, Cayugas, Onondagas, Oneydoes, "and Mohawks have robbed and abused all the "Traders that were paffing to the Illinois and "Umamies, and other Indian Nations, the Chil"dren of my King. They have acted, on these "Occafions, contrary to the Treaty of Peace with "my Predeceffor. I am ordered therefore to de"mand Satisfaction, and to tell them, that in "Cafe of Refufal, or their plundering us any more, "that I have exprefs Orders to declare War. "This Belt confirms my Words. The Warriors "of the Five Nations have conducted the English "into the Lakes, which belong to the King, my "Mafter, and brought the English among the "Nations that are his Children, to deftroy the "Trade of his Subjects, and to withdraw these "Nations from him. They have carried the En "glish thither, notwithstanding the Prohibition of "the late Governor of New-York, who forefaw the "Rifque that both they and you would run. I "am willing to forget these Things, but if ever

the like fhall happen for the future, I have ex❝ prefs Orders to declare War against you. This "Belt confirms my Words. Your Warriors have "made feveral barbarous Incurfions on the Illinois "and Umamies: they have maffacred Men, Wo

men and Children, and have made many of these "Nations Prisoners, who thought themselves safe

Ufe before the Indians knew any Thing of the Christi. ans; for which Reafon we are at a Lofs to conceive by what Means they pierced thefe Pipes, and fhaped them fo finely, before they had the Ufe of Iron.

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