And as a number of prisoners may be made, and His Majesty thinks he can make

use of them in his Galleys, He desires him to manage so as to retain them until he have vessels for

by the return of His Majesty's Ships which will convey the troops he can, even, send those which will have been captured before the departure of these ships. France

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COLL.

DONGAN TO FATHER DE LAMBERVILLE. [ Lond.

Doc. V. ] 20 May. 1687,

Reverend Father

-- have received yours of the tenth currant from the Onnondages and am heartI

ily glad that you are in good health and as much as lyes in me you may bee assured I will do all my endeavors to protect you from the danger you apprehend from those people and all those others of

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DENONVILLe's EXPEDITION TO THE GENESEE COUNTRY AND NIAGARA.

your fraternity that continue in doing good service, I am sorry that our Indians are soe troublesome informed from Christians that it is the custom of those people,

to the Indians of Canada but I am

what country they conquer belongs to them as their own, yet I lay no stress on that, but I am still in doubt whither that land where the Indians goes to warr belongs to our King or to the King of France, but in all probability if I bee truly informed it must depend on the King of England territories it lying west and by south of this place and your countryes lye to the northward of us but that is no material reason for the Indians to disturbe the people of Canada and I will use my endeavour that they shall disturbe them no more but leave the decision of that to my master at home as I leave all other things which relates to any difference between us and the people of Canada and I am sure that Mon Sr de Noville will do the same that