with five hundred warriors sat down before Quebec.

hundred warriors remained within call.

Twelve

If in four days the French

would concede to Dongan's terms, the place would be spared ; The French governor it 'would be overwhelmed. on the and sixth of September following abandoned Fort yielded,

if not,

Niagara and the possession of the country south of the great The imprisoned chiefs, however, he did not restore. lakes. In this situation matters remained until January, 1689, when

James was driven from the throne of England by William, the France espoused the cause of the deposed and declared war against England, and on both continents l^ng, Prince of Orange.

the conflict was opened.

Before the formal declaration came,

however, the Iroquois had resumed hostilities.

Visiting Albany

in July, they acquainted the magistrates that the

French had

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not returned their chiefs, and that they were resolved to be From thence they proceeded to Canada, and on revenged. the twenty-fifth of August, fifteen hundred in number, they landed

on the south side of the island of Montreal, burned the houses, sacked the plantations, and put to the sword all the men,

women and children without the fortifications. " In less than an hour, two hundred people met death under forms too hor

Approaching the town of Montreal, they made an equal number of prisoners, and after a severe skirmish became masters of the fort, and of the whole island, of which

rible for description.

In they remained in possession until the middle of October. the moment of consternation, De Denonville ordered Fort