This it was that caused the adoption of the resolution to proceed by the Mohawk country with whatever troops could be collected capable of travelling on the snow with the militia of Three Rivers and Montreal and Indians, which had always been the plan of Monsieur the Count de

Frontenac who foresaw the difficulty of executing the other project during winter.

But this design also aborted, because we were informed that a Mohawk prisoner who escaped from us, had communicated our intention, and that this Nation, united with the English of Orange, awaited us with resolute determination, which, however, would not

have prevented us going in quest of them had the

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COUNT FRONTENAC S EXPEDITION AGAINST THE ONONDAGAS.

continuance of the season permitted a large body to make so long a march and to carry munitions

and the supplies necessary for subsisting there.

The intelligence which we stated that M. le Comte de Frontenac received from the Ottawas obliged commenced of the preparations for the Onnontague voyage. Every thing was put in order during his short stay at Montreal. He departed for la Chine where the army us to interrupt what we had

arrived on the 4 th July ; ten Ottawa savages arrived there the same day, and coining from the vicinity of the Onnontagues they roved a long time around the village without having been able to

make any prisoners, and finding themselves pursued by a considerable party, took refuge in fort They thanked Monsieur le Comte for not having deceived them, and for having saved