upon their march that the Indians of the five Nations have sent to call for assistance of Christian rce and did expresse his readynesse to go to Albany His Excell did desire their opinion what is to be done being there's no money in the Coffers It is the opinion of the Council that there may be men found upon the frontiers that upon encouragement will march to the Indian Country if there were a fund to answer the charge thereof :

His Excell. did declare his readynesse to go provided they will finde money to answer the necessary charge thereof Coll Cortlandt proferred his personal! credit for £200 towards the expedicon

Coll Bayard offers the same fired Phillips offers the

same L* Coll. Monvielle the same Coll Heathcote the same

His Excell

:

did recommend to them to procure the credit each for £200 forthwith.

FRONTENAC'S EXPEDITION AGAINST THE ONONDAGA INDIANS. [

1696.

Paris Doc. V. ]

The Count is already advised, by despatches at the departure of last year's ships, of the preparaand principally against the Onnontagues which is the chief nation, where the councils of the other five are held, the most devoted to the English, and the most strenuously opposed to the negociations for peace of preceding years. It became of importance to crush them, and it appeared to many more advantageous to do so during winter inasmuch as it was certain, said they, to find in the Village at least all the women and children who being destroyed or captured would draw down ruin on the warriors or oblige them to surrender tions for a considerable expedition against the Iroquois