I have spoken in his absence both privately and publicly, to influential persons and obtained promises from the chiefs and warriors that they would send two strings of wampum to the Senecas in three days to put them in mind of the word which the leader of those who pillaged the French canoes had himself brought here, from those of his own nation, that they had accepted all you had concluded at La Famine. told them what you had concluded and had ordered me to acquaint them with. The report about the thousand Illinois is a mere rumor without any foundation, and M. duLut told me at Katarakoui, that he did not believe the truth of this news besides there cannot be any apprehension that they could have dared to undertake any thing, having met neither Frenchmen nor Outaouas. All that they could make a demontration against have more fuzileers than they.

at his fishery eight leagues

particularly to recollect his promise to

;

A party of 40 warriors will leave here in six days to attack the Illinois whom they may find among the Chaouennons.

I have presented the Captain a shirt in your name, to exhort the

through whom he will pass, to keep their word with you. his troop towards the quarter

you forbad him.

Senecas

He has assured me that he will not lead

I notified

him as well as the others that you had

despatched a canoe to inform the Oumiamies and the Maskenses that you had included them in the peace, and that they could remain secure at the place where they had been before they were at