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observes the captive Puritan, " that there was a . 

 popish design against the Protestant interest in 

 New England as in other parts of the world." He 

 told Frontenac of the pledge given by his con- 

 queror, and the violation of it. " We were promised 

 good quarter," he reports himself to have said, 

 " and a guard to conduct us to our English ; but 

 now we are made captives and slaves in the hands 

 of the heathen. I thought I had to do with Chris- 

 tians that would have been careful of their engage- 

 ments, and not to violate and break their oaths. 

 Whereupon the governour shaked his head, and, as 

 I was told, was very angry with Burniffe (Port- 

 neuf)" 



Frontenac was pleased with his prisoner, whom 

 he calls a bonhomme. He told him in broken Eng- 

 lish to take courage, and promised him good treat- 

 ment; to which Davis replied that his chief con- 

 cern was not for himself, but for the captives in the 

 hands of the Indians. Some of these were after- 

 wards ransomed by the French, and treated with 

 much kindness, as was also Davis himself, to whom 

 the count gave lodging in the chateau. 



The triumphant success of his three war-parties 

 produced on the Canadian people all the effect 

 that Frontenac had expected. This effect was 

 very apparent, even before the last two victories 

 had become known. " You cannot believe, Mon- 

 seigneur," wrote the governor, speaking of the 

 capture of Schenectady, " the joy that this slight 

 success has caused, and how much it contributes 

 to raise the people from their dejection and terror." 



