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At Lake George the Iroquois made elm bark canoes, in which the 

 English were afraid to embark, and, when smallpox broke out, 

 the expedition was abandoned. In November a commission was ; 

 given to "Aernont Cornelisse Viele, resident agent among the 

 Indians at their court of Onondaga ; Gerrit Luycasse to act as 

 agent till Viele arrives." Chevalier d'Eau had been sent there in 

 June with four Frenchmen and four Indians, to draw the Iro- 

 quois to the French interest, and the English asked to have them 1 

 sent to Albany. On this 



The 5 Nacons being met by their chieftnes together at Onon- 

 dague aforesaid, (which is their Court) Seized them and bound 1 

 them instantly, despoyling them of all their Money, Presents, & 

 what they had, presenting them to the Sinneks, Coiegues, .! 

 Oneydes, and Macquaes, each one of the French men to be treated li 

 in their Barbarous manner. . i 



D'Eau was given to the English. From New York he was-j 

 taken to Boston and allowed to escape. In Canada fighting wentil 

 on in the island of Montreal, and the French said " there was ^f' 

 no security anywhere." Famine naturally followed. 



The New York Indian agents saw advantages gained by the 



French missionaries, which were not of a religious nature, and 



wished to send 



Some young divines, to undertake to instruct the Indians 

 especially ye Maquase in the. true Protestant Religion since divers 

 had an inclination to itt One being by the great pains and indus- 

 try of Our Minister Dom : Dellius brought soe far yt he made 

 his publick confession in the Church at Albany to every body's 

 admiration and was baptized accordingly. 



Governor Sloughter had a conference with the Five Nations at 

 Albany in 1691. They said: "We did formerly desire, that we 

 might have a Smith at Onnondaga, whereupon a young Man that 

 was a Smith by Trade, was sent us, and we gave him 20 Beaver 

 for his encouragement to stay, but is gone away; again we 

 request that we may have a Smith there." 



The Mohawks resented English inactivity and before the con- 

 ference sent messengers to Canada. A Mohawk brought news 

 from Canada that there was " d. designe to goe out and fight 

 against Onnondage and 30 praying Indians were ready to goe out 



