M.'s subjects the Codfishery on the Great Bank, which produces several millions to France, and is one of the most profitable investments that we have.

INVASION OF NEW-YORK AND BURNING OF SCHENECTADY.

MEMOIR OF INSTRUCTIONS TO COUNT DE FRONTENAC RESPECTING THE EXPEDITION AGAINST NEW-YORK. [

7TH JUNE, 1689.

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The King, having examined the proposition made him by Sieur Chevalier de Callieres Bonnevue of Montreal to attack New-York with his Majesty's troops in Canada and a number of the militia of that country, has the

more willingly assented to it as he knows that the English inhabiting that

quarter have resolved since the last year to excite the Iroquois Nation, His Majesty's subjects, and force them to wage war against the French, having furnished them for that purpose with arms and ammunition, and endeavoured in every way, even to the prejudice of the King of England's orders and the faith of Treaties, to usurp the trade of the French in the country in possession of which

they have been from all time. r

To accomplish tins project His Majesty has given orders to Sieur Begon to prepare the munitions necessary for the expedition and has caused two of his ships of war to be equipped in the port of

Rochefort under the command of Sieur de la Cafliniere whom he has ordered to follow exactly the directions which said Sieur de Frontenac will give him regarding this expedition.

He will set out with all diligence to embark at Rochelle in on of the ships and sail without loss of time for the entrance of the gulf of St. Lawrence and Campseaux bay, where he will embark in the * * * * best of the merchantmen that will follow and repair to Quebec. Therefore on his arrival at Quebec he will take advantage of the state in which he will find things, to complete the suitable arrangements for departing with batteaux, canoes and all the equipage necessary for this expedition with the Chevalier de Callieres