If war occurs, Sir, all those who have houses apart from fortified places must at once abandon their dwellings, for the grain and the houses will be burned, and many will otherwise be brought away prisoners to be cruelly tormented and insulted. I always think that peace ought to be most precious to you, and that all the advantages that can be held out ought to cause you to shrink from war. A delay in order to arrange everything more at leisure and after having received assistance from France, would extricate you from much embarrassment which will follow from all sides. Pardon me if I give free expression to my thoughts you will not at least disapprove of the zeal with wrch I am with much respect and submission Your very humble and Very Obedient Servant DeLamberville. (Signed) ;

FROM THE SAME TO THE SAME.

--A troop of Senecas on

Sir,

their way to buy their supplies

July 1684.

and munitions of powder, lead and

arms are two days [distance] from here. They are expected in order to talk fully of affairs and to endeavour for the preservation peace to induce them to give to you satisfaction. I believe if you are really desirous to come to an arrangement in

which an effort will be made to satisfy you, and wherein will be prescribed the boundaries of war and trade, you would have leisure to provide with

less trouble and embarrassment for the security of Canada, either

by erecting forts at La Famine or