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.

3000 Frenchmen will be required for that purpose.

Of these there are sixteen companies which make 800 men and 800 selected from the habitans, 100 come Of these 3000 Frenchmen, of which he has only the half though incessantly to convey provisions. he boasts of more for reputation's sake, because the other habitans are necessary to protect and cultivate the farms of the Colony, a part must be employed in guarding the posts of Fort Frotenac, Niagara, Toronto, Missilimakinak so as to secure the aid he expects from the Illinois and other Savages, on whom however he cannot rely unless he will be able alone to defeat the Five Iroquois Nations. The Iroquois force consists of two thousand picked warriors {$ elite) brave, active, more skilful in the use of the gun than our Europeans and all well armed; besides twelve hundred Mohegans of the best of which the Governor General destines to conduct 50 canoes which will go and

(Loups), another tribe in alliance with them as brave as they, not including the English