here whom you promised them would come, that it appears that nothing could be done shoidd Also, as you advised them not to be troubled at the sight of your barks and he not arrive.

Gendarmes, they give you notice, likewise, not to be surprised when you will see faces painted red and black at Ochouegen. I do not know if he will have deliI gave a Cayuga letters for you some eight or ten days ago. vered them.

I believe that I advised

you that Colonel Dongan had the Duke of York's placards of

protection (des sauveguardes) affixed to the three upper Iroquois villages, and that he styled himself

Lord of the Iroquois. A drunken man here tore these proclamations down and nothing remains but the post to which the Duke of York's arms were attached. I gave La Grande Gueule your belt under hand, and remarked to him the things which you wished him to effect. He calls himself your best friend and you have done well to have attached to you this hoc, who has the strongest head and loudest voice among the Iroquois. The over coats (capots) and shirts which you have been so good as to send to be used on occasions are a most efficacious means to gain over, or to preserve public opinion. An honorable peace will be more advantageous to Canada than a war very uncertain as to its success. lam of opinion, whatever the Mess" the Merchants may say, that you do them a good turn by inducing the Iroquois to give you satisfaction, and that the war would be very prejudicial to them.