Doubtless he has given them to my late lord,

your father. Father de Lamberville having given me an account of all the Colonel's intrigues which tended to take the Hurons

away from us and to draw off the Outawas, I entrusted him with presents to gain over the principal and most intriguing of the Iroquois to secure the friendship of the young men

;

DENONVILLe's EXPEDITION TO THE GENESEE COUNTRY AND NIAGARA.

who were disposed to be out of humor with us.

He arrived in very good season, for all the Nations,

assured by Mr. Dongan that the good Father would not return, had assembled and were marching,

but his return woke up the Father's party, who by means of secret, which are called here " underground" presents, dispelled the storm. All the summer has been spent in comings and goings to get back the prisoners, the Outawas wishing to demand them of the Iroquois without my participation, according to the promises of the Senecas to restore them, provided I did not

demand them.

In fine the Hurons and the Outawas

resolved to repair to Cataraqui, and the Onontagu£s alone have given up their prisoners, the Senecas

saying that theirs did not wish to return home. part of September, he gave

Father de Lamberville returned here in the latter

me an account of all his cares, and of all his troubles and fatigues.

Whatever affection he may have for the mission where he has been stationed fifteen or sixteen years every year in danger of being killed by the Iroquois, he admits himself that nothing is to be done for the mission unless that nation be humbled.