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found plenty of Horfes, black Catted Fowl, and 

 Hogs. All the Country round afforded us a very 

 charming, pleafant, and even Profpeci The Fo- 

 refts thro which we niarch'd were replenifh'd with 

 Oak, Wall- nut, and wild Chefnut-Trees. 



Two days after we imbarqu'd for Niagara, which 

 lay thirty Leagues off, and arrived there in four 

 days. As foon as the Troops had debarqu'd, we 

 imploy'd 'em in making a Fort of Pales with four 

 Baftions, which was finifh'd in three days. Here we 

 rtiean to leave 120 Soldiers under the command of 

 Mr. des Bergercs, with Ammunition and Provifions 

 for eight Months. The Fort ftands on the South fide 

 of the Streight of Herrie Lake, upon a Hill ; at the 

 foot of which, that Lake falls into the Lake of Fron* 

 tenac Yefterday the Savages our Allies took leave 

 of Mr. de Denmville 5 and made a Speech after 

 their ufual manner ; in which, among other things, 

 they infinuated, That they were pleas'd to fee a 

 Fort fo conveniently plac'd, which might favour 

 their retreat upon any Expedition againft the Ire- 

 cjm[c\ That they depended upon his promife, of 

 continuing the War till the five Nations fhould be 

 either deftroy'd or difpolfefs'd of their Country ; 

 That they earneftly defied that part of the Army 

 fhould take the Field out of hand, and continue in 

 it both Winter and Summer, for that they would 

 certainly do the fame on their part ; and in fine, 

 That for as much as their Alliance with Franco, was 

 chiefly grounded upon the promifes the French made 

 of liftening to no Propofalsof Peace, till the five 

 Nations fliould be quite extirpated ; they therefore 

 hop'd they would be as good as their Word ; efp2- 

 dally confidering that a Ceffation of Arms would 

 fully the honour of the French, and infallibly dif- 

 cngage their Allies, Mr. de Vemnville gave them frefh 

 aiiurajnees of his intention to carry on the War, 

 in fpite of all the efforts of the froqmfe $ and in a 



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