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The New England people thought the Five Nations should 

 help them against the French Indians ; and, when two Mohawk 

 spies returned from Canada in 1709, the governor advised them 

 to go by the St Lawrence, as war parties were on Lake Cham- 

 plain, and they might be killed. A large party had gone against 

 New England ; and Governor Vaudreuil had heard the hatchet 

 was placed in the hands of the Five Nations, but he would let 

 the English strike first. Then he could easily take Albany at 

 any time. 



Joncaire could not be everywhere; and, while he was with 

 the Senecas, Abraham Schuyler sang the war song at Onon- 

 daga, giving the hatchet to the Indians. He induced Father 

 Lamberville to go to Montreal to report, and then persuaded 

 Father de Mareuil that his life was in danger and took him to 

 Albany. Some Onondagas then pillaged and burned his house 

 and chapel. Joncaire heard of this and thought it best to keep 

 away, returning to his Seneca friends, where Father d'Heu 

 then was. 



Peter Schuyler had persuaded all but the Senecas to side with 

 the English; but the Mohawks and Onondagas sent word to 

 Canada that they did not really wish war, and 40 Senecas were 

 well received at Montreal by Governor Vaudreuil. 



Chapter 14 



Tributary nations. Conestoga council. Indian chiefs in England. Inter- 

 est in them. French fort at Onondaga. Iroquois at Albany. Mohawk 

 fort and chapel. Delaware tribute. Peace of Utrecht. Tuscaroras 

 adopted. French post at Irondequoit. Catawbas. Peace with the 

 French. French post at Niagara. Hendrick restored. Governor Bur- 

 net. Pennsylvania lands. Boundary between Six Nations and Virginia 

 Indians. English post at Irondequoit. Colonial conference at Albany. 

 Far Indians at Albany. Conference with Massachusetts. 



In 1709 the chiefs of the Mingoes, Ganawese and Delawares on 

 the Susquehanna purposed going to Onondaga with their tribute, 

 but the governor of Pennsylvania thought it a bad time, as he 

 wished to employ the Five Nations against Canada. Many were 

 already engaged by the English. These chiefs " had prepared for 

 their journey Twenty four Belts of Wampum to be presented to 



