CONTENTS. xiii 



CHAPTER VII. 



1685-1687. 



DENONVILLE AND DONGAN. 



Troubles of the New Governor. — His Character. — English Riv- 

 alry. — Intrigues of Dongan. — English Claims. — A Diploma- 

 tic Duel. — Overt Acts. — Anger of Denonville. — James II. 

 checks Dongan. — Denonville emboldened. — Strife in the 

 North. — Hudson's Bay. — Attempted Pacification. — Artifice 

 of Denonville. — He prepares for War 116 



CHAPTER VIII. 



1687. 



DENONVILLE AND THE SENECAS. 



Treachery of Denonville. — Iroquois Generosity. — The Invading 

 Army. — The Western Allies. — Plunder of English Traders. — 

 Arrival of the Allies. — Scene at the French Camp. — March of 

 Denonville. — Ambuscade. — Battle. — Victory. — The Seneca 

 Babylon. — Imperfect Success 139 



CHAPTER IX. 



1687-1689. 



THE IROQUOIS INVASION. 



Altercations. — Attitude of Dongan. — Martial Preparation. — 

 Perplexity of Denonville. — Angry Correspondence. — Recall of 

 Dongan. — Sir Edmund Andros. — Humiliation of Denonville. 



— Distress of Canada. — Appeals for Help — Iroquois Diplo- 

 macy. — A Huron Macchiavel. — The Catastrophe. — Ferocity 



of the Victors. — War with England. — Recall of Denonville . 158 



CHAPTER X. 



1689, 1690. 



RETURN OF FRONTENAC. 



Versailles. — Frontenac and the King. — Frontenac sails for Que- 

 bec. — Projected Conquest of New York. — Designs of the 

 King. — Failure. — Energy of Frontenac. — Fort Frontenac. — 

 Panic. — Negotiations. — The Iroquois in Council. — Chevalier 

 d'Aux. — Taunts of the Indian Allies. — Boldness of Frontenac. 



— An Iroquois Defeat. — Cruel Policy. — The Stroke parried . 184 



