The Govemo reply d that he come to seeke out and destroy his ennemyes the Mohaukes without intention of visiting their plantations, or else to molest any of his Ma tips subjects, and that [lie] had not heard of the reducing those parts to his Ma tics obedience, but desired that hee and his soldiers might bee supplied with provisions for their money, and that his wounded men might be sucoured, and taken care for in Albany To all which the Emissaryes freely consented and made a small but acceptable present of wine and provisions to him, further offering tbe best accommodations y e poore village afforded, av c1 was civilly refus'd, in regard there was not accommadacon for his soldyers, with whom he had marcht and campt under the blew canopye of the heavens full six weekes, but hee prudently foresaw a greater inconvenience if hee had brought his weary and

close at hand,

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FRENCH EXPEDITIONS AGAINST THE MOHAWKS.

half starv'd people within the smell of a chimney corner, whom hee now cold keepe from stragling

or running away, not knowing whither to runn for feare of y c Indians ;

The next day Monsieur

Corsell sent his men to the village where they were carefully drest and sent to Albany, being seaven

in number, the

Dutch bores carryed to the camp such provisions as they had, and were too well

w ch a good quantity was brought y c Mohaukes were all gone to their Castles, with resolution to fight it out against the french, who being refresht and supplyed w th the aforesaid provisions made a shew of marching towards the Mohaukes Castles, but with payd for it