ANSWER TO FOUR QUERIES REFERR'D BY HIS HONOUR THE EIEUT. GOVERNOUR & COUNCILL OF

THE PROVINCE OF NEW YCRK TO THE COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN

AFFAIRS.

14. The Six Nations of Indians including the River & Schaachkook Indians are about 1500 fighting men of which number } part Incline to French Interest. Being partly overaw'd by fear, The French have their interpreter continually among the Sinnekes who has a great Influence over them & they often send messengers with presents to the Six -Nations.

15. The Indians living near about Montreal & Quebeck are about 1000 fighting men besides a Vast number of other Foreign nations amongst whom the French have Sixteen Fortifications and Settlements :

16. The Fvench Europeans settled on the River St. Lawrence in Canada consisting of the three Goverments of Quebeck, Montrea] and the three Rivers are about Ten thousand Fighting men Including Thirty Two Companys of Regular Forces.

Spaniards none.

17. The Metropolis of New France is Quebeck a well Fortified Town being inclosed in a very strong wall & has a Strong Fort scituated on a Rock, being the sea Port on the North side of River St. Lawrence. About Sixty Leagues S* West thereof is Montreal on the same side of the River which is regularry fortify'd & Surrounded with a strong stone wall, having Batteries within & a Large Trench round the North, East & West Sides thereof & to the South is the River. )

About Seven Leagues South from Montreal is a Village called Chambley scituated ona River running out of Corlaers Lake which is by the French called Champlain, & emptys it self into the River St. Lawrence at Soreil there is a good Strong Stone Fort at the side of the River at the upper end of a Bason.