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" no Person of Note, that had any Influence on the Indians, 

 went." 



This council met at Onondaga, Jan. 22, 1690, with 80 sachems 

 present, Sadekanaghtie' presiding. Frontenac notified them of 

 his return with 13 Indians who had been carried to France. 

 Adarahta, chief sachem of the French Iroquois, spoke on three 

 belts, and others followed. The Seneca chief, Cannehoot, gave 

 an account of negotiations with western Indians, who gave '' a 

 red Marble Sun as large as a Plate," and " a large Pipe of red 

 Marble." 



After the Seneca Speaker had done, the Wagunha Presents 

 were hung up in the House, in the Sight of the whole Assembly, 

 and afterwards distributed among the several Nations, and their 

 Acceptance was a Ratification of the Treaty. A large Belt was 

 given also to the Albany Messengers as their Share. The Belt 

 of Wampum sent from Albany was in like Manner hanged up, 

 and afterwards divided. New-England, which the Indians call 

 Kinshon, (that is a Fish) sent likewise the Model of a Fish, as a 

 token of their adhering to the general Covenant. This Fish 

 was handed round among the Sachems, and then laid aside to 

 be put up. 



They rejected the French alliance, but would not give up Milet 

 to the English. '' The Indians were resolved to keep all the 

 Means of making Peace in their own Hands," and Milet had a 

 choice of masters. 



About this time mention was made of the settlement of some 

 Mahicans at Schaghticoke, nearly 20 years earlier; according to 

 Colden in 1672. Now, too, it became customary to send black- 

 smiths to the Iroquois towns, and references to this are frequent. 

 This led to amusing disputes, for it was a matter of political 

 importance whether these smiths were French or English. 



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Failure of expedition against Canada. Agents at Onondaga. Proposed 

 English missionaries. Iroquois losses. Oreaoue' and Black Kettle. 

 Mohawk towns captured. Governor Fletcher. Council at Albany. 

 Dekanissora in Canada. Fort Frontenac restored. Colonial congress 

 at Albany. Delawares and Iroquois. Western Indians hostile. War 

 with the French. Invasion of Onondaga. Old Indian tortured. Fron- 

 tenac's conduct. Some Oneidas remove to Canada. 



In 1690 the English made a serious attempt on Canada by w^ay 



of the St Lawrence and Lake Champlain, both expeditions failing. 



