But I hear they pretend that they are affraid of the French but I hope that Mons de Nonville will well weigh the business before he invades any of the King of England's subjects I have no time to write to him at present but assure liim of my humble service and that I will write to him before I goe, haveing no other businesse here in sending for the Indians but to check them for offering to disturbe the people of Canada Reverend Father I am your humble servant r

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(Signed) I pray you to pray to God for

M.

Tho

:

Dongan

me

DE DENONVILLE TO THE MINISTER. [

Par. Doc. III. ]

8 June 1687.

am informed that the English have given notice to the Senecas that I am going to attack them,

and have obliged them to run after six hundred men of their tribe who were at war against the Miamis, our allies, to induce them to return to defend their country against us. Other war parties who had gone against the people towards Virginia have also returned through the same troubles. The consternation of our enemies thus costs Colonel Dongan very dear. I have learned that a party has come from Virginia who brought a dozen prisoners, Englishmen, whom they will also burn, and this is a matter about which Monsieur Dongan gives himself scarce any trouble.

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DENONVILLe's EXPEDITION TO THE GENESEE COUNTRY AND NIAGARA.

COLL.

DONGAN TO M. DE DENONVILLE. [