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

;

Iroquois always against us.

This Bourbon negotiation gave Colonel Dongan occasion to use some rhodomontade as the General has informed me ; and this assuredly it was that obliged him, having this information, to send an

Englishman, who

is

in the habit of trading among the said Indians, to plant the

Duke of York's

arms among the Onnontagues, which is an Iroquois village, wishing by that act to take the first posWe have not heard talk of any other movement on the English side, and session of the Country. it is

even certain that they will never cause us any dread from that quarter and that they could

not prevent us to achieve that conquest this year, had the General been willing to fight.

You can hardly believe, my Lord, that the General has, alone, undertaken the war without having consulted any person, neither officers of the army nor gentlemen, nor the people of the country who are the most interested, nor any individual whosoever he might be, except Sieur de la Chesnayne,