New England and New France or Canada,

The best and most methodical account

who lately came over with the West Inof the visit of these chiefs was published in the great annual history by Mr. Bo" The Annals entitled of ^ueen yer,

dia fleet, and were clothed and entertained

Anne's Reign, for 1 710," from which the "On the 1 9th following is an extract of April, Te-Gee-Ncen-Ho-Ga-Proiv and :

Sa-Ga-Yeau-Qua-Prah-Ton (King Hendrik,

Colonial History, v,

358), of the

Maquas ; Elonu-Oh-Kaom and Oh-YeathTon-No-Proiv, of the river sachems, and Ganajohhore sachem, five kings or

the

Queen's expense, had a public audience of Her Majesty at the palace of St James. They made a speech by their

at the

interpreter,

which Major Pidgeon, who

was one of the officers came with them, Sir read in English to Her Majesty." Richard Steele, in the Tatler of May 13, 1710, gives an account of the visit. in his History of Wyoming, endeavors to locate one of the visiting

Miner,

OF HUDSON'S RWER.

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great a display of the power and glory of England, had its effect ; the chiefs readily promised to return and rally their clans to the field;

were hurried home with this promise fresh on their lips, and started on their mission of war. Events moved slowly in the wilderness at that time, and a full

year elapsed before the response came.

On the iyth of

August, 171 1, the chiefs met Governor Hunter, with their war riors. The sachem of Schaticook brought thirty-eight men ; the Mabicans, fifty-eight under Wampasa, whom they had chosen as their captain ; the Shawanoes, twenty-six ; the Mohawks one hun