HISTORY OF THK NEW YORK IROQUOIS 2\y 



of Carignan-Salieres came from Hungary, with laurels won from 

 the Turks, and was now to oppose the Iroquois. Part was to 

 protect the harvesters and the rest built the forts. The Iroquois 

 were at first alarmed, but soon recovered and used other roads. 

 An embassy led by Garakontie' came to Canada in October and 

 another in December. At the latter all but the Mohawks made 

 a treaty of peace, signed by the Bear, Wolf and Turtle clans. 

 They desired priests and settlers, and mourned Father Le Aloyne, 

 who died Nov. 24. 



Governor de Courcelle went against the Mohawks Jan. 9, 1666, 

 with 500 men, arriving in their country, Feb. 9, much exhausted. 

 He learned that most of the Mohawks and Oneidas had gone to 

 war with the Wampum-makers, leaving only old people and chil- 

 dren at home, and even these he was in no condition to attack, 

 but lost some men in a Mohawk ambuscade. He got provisions of 

 the Dutch and at once returned, losing more men on the way. 

 The Iroquois were alarmed, not having thought invasion possible, 

 and in May the Senecas came and made peace, being soon fol- 

 lowed by the rest. There were hostilities after this, and Captain 

 de Sorel went with 300 men against the Mohawks, but met their 

 ambassadors coming to make amends. The trouble was this. , 

 Some Oneida deputies went to Canada in June 1666, returning 

 with Father Beschefer and two Frenchmen, to induce the Mo- 

 hawks and Oneidas to send deputies to a general council. Hardly 

 had they gone before news came that the ^Mohawks had killed 

 some French hunters and made others prisoners. Captain de 

 Traversy and Sieur de Chasy being killed. The French were at 

 once recalled and the Oneidas seized. 



Charlevoix adds that De Sorel, on his way to the Mohawk 

 towns, met a party led by the Dutch Bastard, but of inferior 

 force. The latter pretended he was on a peace embassy and was 

 taken to De Tracy and well received. Agariata, another '\lo- 

 hawk chief, came afterward and said he was a deputy. At De 

 Tracy's table 



The conversation turning on the death of M. de Chasy, the 

 Mohawk chief, raising his arm, exclaimed : " This is the arm that 

 tomahawked that young officer/' The indignation of all present 



