as for newes, the ships lately come from England say all things are at peace both there and in

France and that both our Masters are in very good health and that the Emperour and the King of Poland are very vigorous against the Turques

am Sir Your most humble servant (Signed)

r

Tho. Dongan

send you some Oranges hearing they are a rarity in your partes, and would send more, but

the bearer wants conueniency of Carriage

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Tr«aty of Neutrality.

DENONVILLE's EXPEDITION TO THE GENESEE COUNTRY AND NIAGARA.

FROM A PAPER SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN WRITTEN BY M. DE CALLIERES. DATED QUEBEC, 16 JULY, 1687. [

yesterday received a letter from

Paris Doc. III.

]

M. de Denonville from Cataracouy of the 3 fd of this month,

informing me that he sends me fifty Iroquois taken near that place, to forward them to Fiance in I'll take advantage of the delay of the Fourgon, in

the King's Ships, conformably to Ins orders.

which I shall have them embarked, and as the crew is too few to convey so many prisoners, very difficult to be guarded, I reinforce them by some passengers and sailors from a merchantman, the Catharine, which was wrecked last autumn near Tadoussac, and could not be got off.

M.

DE DENONVILLE TO THE MINISTER.

ATTACK ON THE SENECAS ; ERECTION OF FORT NIAGARA. [

Paris Doc. III. ] Ville Marie, 25 August, 1687.

The first thing with which I occupied myself on my arrival [at Irondequoit Bay] was to select a We post easily to be fortified for securing our batteaux to the number of 200 and as many canoes. cut 2000 palisades which we finished planting in the forenoon of the 12 th of July.