and at La Famine caused the useless consumption of a portion of the supplies which, however did not fail; other convoys having been received from time to time, but these were always wasted without any thing having been done. After the said General had determined in his own mind on this war, he sent the man named Bourbon, an inhabitant of this country to Colonel Dongan to advise him that he was obliged to wage war against the Iroquois, requesting him not to afford them any aid ;

which he confided to me eight days This obliged me to tell him that I was astonished that he

after the departure of the said

Bourbon.

shoidd have thus proceeded

that the Iroquois having insulted us and intending to fight with and

;

destroy them, I should not have deemed it proper to inform neighbours who have an interest in our destruction ; and that he afforded thereby an opportunity to Col. Dongan, who

is an Englishman and consequently our born enemy, to give underhand information of our designs to the Iroquois, and

convey secretly to them all that may be necessary for their defence against us.

I asked

him if he

did not perceive that the English would never desire our advantage, and that they would contribute

power to destroy us, though at peace as regards France that they would always be jealous of the Fur trade prosecuted by us in this Country, which would make them protect the all

in their