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tures he should have to endure. Not the slightest murmur 

 escaped his lips ; 011 the contrary, he exhorted those who tor- 

 mented him to remember his death, in order that they may dis- 

 play similar courage when those of his nation should avenge his 

 murder on them. And when a Savage, weary of his harangues, 

 gave him some cuts of a knife : "' I thank thee," he said, " but 

 thou oughtest rather complete my death by fire. Learn French 

 dogs] [how to sufifer] and ye Savages, their Allies, who are dogs 

 of dogs, remember what you have to do when you will occupy 

 a position similar to mine." 



De Vaudreuil made a quick march from Onondaga to Oneida, 

 destroying it on the 7th and bringing as prisoners the men who 

 welcomed him there. An Oneida was burned after the return 

 to Montreal, and an Onondaga killed himself there in prison. 



On its way to Onondaga the army left Lachine July 4, and 

 began its return Aug. 9, being at Fort Frontenac Aug. 15. The 

 French lost their time and harvests ; the Onondagas their bark 

 cabins and crops, but the English made good part of this loss. 



Charlevoix gave a graphic account of Frontenac's conduct at 

 Onondaga at this time, representing him as a jealous, peevish 

 and wilful old man. At first he proposed going to Cayuga, 

 destroying the towns and building French forts. All approved 

 and some volunteered to remain. Before night he resolved to 

 go home, in spite of all remonstrances. To these he replied : 

 *' They want to obscure my glory, and it is time that I should 

 take a little repose." Charlevoix said '' that no one of the pro- 

 jects which he formed for completely humbling them succeeded." 

 All went on as before. 



The Alohawks now brought peace belts to Canada. Two 

 French parties were unfortunate, but an Iroquois canoe party 

 was defeated on Lake Erie. There was a two hours' fight, and 

 55 Iroquois Avere killed. This broke up some western treaties. 

 To show how far the Iroquois now strayed from home, it may 

 be said that two Mohawks were this year sent back from Eng- 

 land, who had been taken at the surrender of Fort York at 

 Hudson bay. 



In February 1697 33 Oneidas went to live at Caughnawaga.; 

 Others wished to go and asked land for a Canadian settlement 



