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.

This,

My lord, is so true that the Iroquois have no

other design than to destroy all our allies, one after the other, in order afterwards to annihilate us

and in that consists all the policy of Mr. Dongan and his Traders, who have no other object than to post themselves at Niagara, to block us but until now they have not dared to touch that string with the Iroquois, who dread and hate their domination more than ours, loving them not, in truth, except on account of their cheap bargains. Mr. Dongan caresses considerably those deserters of ours whom he requires to execute his designs for the destruction and ruin of our trade by promoting his own. This wakes up our restless spirits and obliges me to manage them, until I shall be in a position to treat them more severely. You will notice, My lord, by a letter of the Colonel's how desirous he is for something from the King which he says is due to him. He is a very selfish man, who would assuredly govern himself thereby if you thought proper but the fact is he is not the master of those merchants from whom he draws money. Father de Lamberville has returned with orders from me to assemble all the Iroquois nations next spring at Cataraqui to have a talk about our affairs.