HISTORY OF THE NEW YORK IROQUOIS 365 



men. . . Then we shall begin to know what is to become of 

 the People of the Long House. Our minds have not changed. 

 We are determined to fight the Bostonians. 



Aug. 31 the army was put in light marching order and Middle- 

 town, Kannawaloholla and scattered houses were burned, as well 

 as a village at Big Flats. Sep. i, Catharine's Town, or Sheo- 

 quaga, was reached 3 miles from Seneca lake, and it was 

 destroyed Sep. 3. Another small place was burned next day and 

 Kendaia on the 6th. The latter had 20 houses and some curious 

 tombs. The day before a Cayuga hamlet was burned. 



Sep. 7, the Seneca castle of Kanadesaga was reached, i^ miles 

 northwest of Seneca lake. It had 60 good houses and an old 

 stockade. Next day 20 houses w^ere burned at Kashong or Goth- 

 sinquean, a few miles south, and Skoiyase, or Long Falls, was also 

 destroyed, where Waterloo now stands. This had 18 houses. 

 Sep. 10 about 30 fine houses were burned at Canandaigua. Next 

 day Anyayea, or Honeoye, was reached and its 10 houses spared 

 for present use. The name meant Finger Lying, an Indian hav- 

 ing lost a finger there. 



Sep. 13 they reached Adjuste, or Kanaghsaws, now Conesus, 

 the home of Big Tree. Its 25 houses were burned and eight more 

 at Little Castle. At night the army reached Gaghsegwarohare 

 with 22 houses. That day Lieutenant Boyd was captured, with 

 another man, 13 of his party being found dead, with Han Yost, 

 his Oneida guide. The brother of the latter, after his capture, 

 told him he was worthy of death, but he left it to Little Beard 

 to slay him. Boyd and his companion were terribly tortured in 

 the Seneca capital. 



Chenussio, or Geneseo, was reached Sep. 14. It w^as west of 

 the river and had 128 fine houses, all of which were destroyed, 

 with about 15,000 bushels of corn. The remains of Boyd and 

 Parker were found there and buried with military honors. 

 Thence the return march began. Honeoye was destroyed, and 

 at Kanadesaga parties were detached, one for Albany and two 

 against the Cayuga towns. Colonel Butler retired to Kana- 

 waugus, which was not taken. ' 



