Commerce and the Kings' Power over all North America if he be granted the aid he demands. If the merit in the eyes of God, the Glory and utility which the King will derive from this succor

be considered, it is easy to conclude that expense was never better employed since, independent of the Salvation of the quantity of Souls in that vast Country to which His Majesty will contribute

by

establishing the Faith there, he will secure to himself an Empire of more than a thousand leagues in

extent, from the mouth of the River Saint Lawrence to that of the River Mississipi in the Gulf of Mexico a country discovered by the French alone, to which other nations have no right, and from which we shall eventually derive great Commercial advantages, and a considerable augmentation of His Majesty's Revenues in those countries. The Marquis de Denonville, whose zeal, industry and capacity admit of no addition, requires a ;

reinforcement of 1500 men to succeed in his enterprize.

If less be granted him, success is doubtful

and a war is made to drag along, the continuation of winch for many years will cost His Majesty more to sustain than would the immediate expense necessary to guarantee its success and prompt termination. It is necessary to attack the Iroquois in two directions.

The first and principal attack, through

the Seneca Nation on the borders of Lake Ontario ; the second, by the River Richelieu and Lake

Champlain on the side of the Mohawk Nation.