Send me, if you please, orders on this point, for my disposition is to go straight to Orange, drive them into their fort, and burn the whole. I have nothing more to manage with

the English.

The English governor prompted at present by the cupidity of the merchants and by his avarice to drag money from them, pretends that all the country is his, and will trade thither though an Englishman has never been there.

He gives passes under pretext of hunting, to his creatures, from whom

one was taken at Michilimaquina, which I would have sent, had he who was bringing it, not upset in the water and been thereby drowned. * *

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Whilst writing this letter here, My lord, I receive from Father de Lamberville confirmation of the news which I had the honor to communicate to you respecting Colonel Dongan. I send you what he writes me of the speech made by the said Colonel to the Iroquois assembled by his order at Manat. Be so good as to read it yourself my lord. 1

COL.

DONGAN TO M. DE DENONVILLE. [Par. Doc. III.

;

Lond. Doc. V.]

Sir

-- had the honour

to receiue your letter of the first

Decern. 16S6.

of October 1686 and had sooner sent an

answer, butt that I wanted a convenient opportunity to do itt, I find you was angry at the writing

and therefore for fear it was ill turned into French for I have no great skill in your language, have I desire you to continue in your opinion that nothing shall bee wanting on my part that may contribute to a good and friendly correspondence, and that I will not protect