to engage in the war if the Maquas, Oneydes and Onnondages were concern'd, because their brethren sisters, uncles ants ettc were there ; sit still, for he see
and therefore all means was used to engage said three nations to
5 Onnondage Christian Indians dispatched with belts and presents to the Onnondages 26 days agoe, to persuade them not to warr 5 The French were not minded to warr with any of the Indians, except the Sinnekes, and would make a peace with them also if they would deliver to them 10 or 12 of the best Sachims children for
hostage and then they would appoint them places where they should hunt
:
and so gett them wholly
to their disposition
The Governour of Canida sent for all the Bosslopers that were at Ottowawa and ordered them and meet him at Cadarachqua which they did, being about 300 men
to come only with their arms
under the command of three French Capt nB and left their Be vers in the Jesuits house at Dionondade, and so marched with the Governour of Canida to the Sinnekes, in the mean time a fortunate fyer
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takes the house and burns them
all to the number of
20,000 Bevers, when the news came to Mon-
Royal the Bosslopers were like to go distracted
He heard by beat of Drumm proclaimed throu Mon Royall that as soon as the peace was made
with the Sinnekes the Ottowawa trade should be farm'd out, which displeased the Bosslopers much