you.

We expect the Senecas, and as we were hoping that the Oneidas would arrive to-day, one Arnaud

whom Father Bruyas is well acquainted with, came here on horseback from Mr. Dongan to tell the Iroquois that he did not wish i

them to talk with you without his permission, being complete

Arnold Cornelia" Viele, a citizen of Albany, who acted as Interpreter between the Whites and Indians,

in this capacity he had already obtained

For his service from the latter, 26th Sept'. 1683, a tract of land called Wachkeerhoha, on the north

bank of the Mohawk above Schenectady, the grant of which is in Alb. Deed Book C, 199.-- Th.

DE LA BABRE's EXPEDITION TO HUNGRY BAY.

master of their land and conduct towards you ; that they belonged to the King of England and the Duke of York, and that their Council fires were lighted at Albany and that he absolutely forbad them talking Avith you.

Two words which we whispered in the ears of your pensioner, La Grande Gueule, caused us to see at once how unreasonable, in his opinion, was so strange a proceeding as that of Mr. Dongan

after having himself exhorted the Iroquois to give us satisfaction in order to avoid a disastrous

war which would have very bad [consequences.] When M. le Moine and I shall have the honour to see you, we shall give you the particulars of these things, and how La Grande Guelue came to high words against this Messenger, exhorting all the warriors and chiefs not to listen to the proposals of a man who seemed to be drunk, so opposed to all reason was what he uttered. We being two or three day's journey from here, the said Messenger produced three Belts of Wampum. The first and second are from the Mohawks and Oneidas, who have promised Mr. the third was for the Onnontagu£s to exhort them Dono-an that they should not go to meet us as assurance of the same thing.