130 DEXOXVILLE AND DOXGAX. " [1687. 



as you call them, were amongst their own country- 

 men." 1 



He had, nevertheless, turned them to good 

 account ; for, as the English knew nothing of 

 western geography, they employed these French 

 bush-rangers to guide their trading parties. De- 

 nonville sent orders to Du Lhut to shoot as many 

 of them as he could catch. 



Dongan presently received despatches from the 

 English court, which showed him the necessity 

 of caution ; and, when next he wrote to his rival, 

 it was with a chastened pen : " I hope your Ex- 

 cellency will be so kincle as not desire or seeke any 

 correspondence with our Indians of this side of 

 the Great lake (Ontario): if they doe amisse to 

 any of your Governmt. and vou make it known 

 to me, you shall have all justice done." He com- 

 plained mildly that the Jesuits were luring their 

 Iroquois converts to Canada ; " and you must 

 pardon me if I tell you that is not the right way 

 to keepe fair correspondence. I am daily expect- 

 ing Religious men from England, which I intend 

 to put amongst those five nations. I desire you 

 would order Monsr. cle Lamberville that soe Ions; 

 as he stayes amongst those people he would meddle 

 only with the affairs belonging to his function. 

 Sir, I send you some Oranges, hearing that they 

 are a rarity in your partes." 2 



"Monsieur," replies Denonville, "I thank you 



» Dongan to Denonville, 1 Dec, 1686 ; Ibid., 20 June, 1687, in N. Y. 

 Col. Docs., III. 462, 465. 



2 Dongan to Denonville, 20 Juin, 1687, in .V. Y. Col. Docs., III. 465. 



