HISTORY OF THE NEW YORK IROQUOIS 261 



De Longueuil, Joncaire and others were at Onondaga in April 

 171 1, to build a trading house, bringing with them £600 in pres- 

 ents, mostly ammunition. Colonel Schuyler was sent there at 

 once with six men. The Onondagas had given the French a 

 lot in the midst of their castle, and they began work April 19. 

 Schuyler reached there May 17; but De Longueuil had stopped 

 work and gone to Kaneenda, at the lake. A council was held at 

 once, and the Onondagas said the Minquas or Conestogas 

 reported that the French and English had agreed to destroy 

 them and take their .land. The French said they would not but 

 the English would, and advised them to be neutral and send 

 messengers to Canada. Schuyler denied the story and gave 

 them the British arms to set up, sending these also to the Cay- 

 ugas and Senecas. 



De Longueuil had 24 Frenchmen, with their officers, and had 

 left the unfinished blockhouse in charge of a chief who was sent 

 for. It was 24^ feet long by 18 feet wide, covered with boards 

 and nailed. The Indians said Schuyler .might leave or destroy 

 the house, but they would first send word to the French at 

 Kaneenda. He destroyed this and some lumber sawed for a 

 chapel, which ended the trouble at this time. 



In August some Hurons came to the Cayugas to know Avho 

 had killed their men. The Senecas said they had not, but the 

 others justified the killing, on which the Hurons said they would 

 fight. On the 24th 500 Iroquois came to Albany and reported 

 more coming. Marching down the hill, they were saluted with 

 five guns as they passed the fort. The French paid them similar 

 honors. In the council each nation sat by itself, and all agreed 

 . to help the colonists, being ready to join the troops who had 

 already marched. Ammunition was freely supplied. Out of 

 682 Indians going to war 26 were Shawnees. 



Dekanissora was speaker, and they wished the Praying Indians 

 might be neutral. They would treat prisoners as Christians did 

 and asked instructions. Lieutenant Governor Nanfan gave each 

 nation pictures of the four Indians who had been in England. 

 Queen Anne had ordered forts to be built and missionaries sent, 



