HISTORY OF \nER?>IONT. 313 



of the French and Indians, and to spread a gen- 

 eral discontent and suspicion through the coun- 

 try.^ 



The attempt upon Canada having failed, the 

 frontiers were again involved in blood and de- 

 struction. \Vhile the preparations were mak- 

 ing to invade Canada, the French employed all 

 their arts in managing the Indians who were 

 attached to them, and engaging them in a vigor- 

 ous opposition ; but as soon as the danger was 

 o\'er^ numerous parties were sent out to harrass 

 the English frontiers. These irruptions were 

 chiefly made on tlie northern and eastern parts 

 of New England. Among others, one of their 

 celebrated partizans, Rouviile, with one hundred 

 and eighty French and Indians, made another 

 attempt upon Deerfield. The inhabitants had 

 but lately returned froiri their cciptivity, and had 

 not forgot their sufferings. The enemy was 

 discovered at a distance, the inhabitants rallied,, 

 bravely defended themselves, and repulsed their 

 assailants. 



New York had as ye^, escaped the Indian 

 desolation and carnage, being covered by the 

 Indians of the five nations ; between v.'hom, and 

 the French and Indiana of Canada, there was 

 yet subsisting a treaty of friendship andneutral- 

 it}^ Mr. Hunter, the governor of New York, 

 was so apprehensive of danger from some of the 

 confederates, that he made a voyage to Albany, 

 to renew tlie treaty that subsisted with those na- 

 tions. While engaged in this business, he was 

 strongly solicited by the New England govem- 



• Smith's Hist. New- York, p. 176. TnimbuU's Hitt. Cennecticwt,p.45? 

 Hutchinson. Vol. a. p. 162. 



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