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f>refs 5 d and importun'd by Mr. de Denowille, to en- 

 ter into the Alliance concluded in the year 1687* 

 that I took notice of before j he at laft comply'd 

 with his defire, with thisreferve, that the War fhould 

 not be put to an end till the Ircyuefe were totally 

 routed. This claufe the Governour promised to 

 make good, and gave him affurances to that pur- 

 pofe on the 5 d of September y in the Tame year, which 

 happen'd about two days before I fetout from JV?> 

 agar a, upon my Voyage to the great Lakes. This 

 Savage- General relying upon Mr. de DemnviUes pro- 

 mife, march'd from Miffilimakinac at the Head of an 

 hundred Warriours, as I infinuated in my 14th Let- 

 ter, in order to invade the Iroquefe Country, and 

 atchieve fome glorious feats among ? em. In the 

 mean time, to carry on his defign the more cauti- 

 oufly, he thought it proper to pafs by the way of 

 Fort Frontenacy where he might receive fome intel- 

 ligence. Upon his arrival at this Fort, the Gover- 

 nour told him that Mr. de Denonville was negotiating 

 a Peace with the five Ircquefe Nations, whofeEm- 

 bafladors and Hoftages he expected in a fhorttime^ 

 in order to conclude and ratifie the Peace, he having 

 orders to conduit 'em to Monreal : And that upon 

 that Confederation, 'twas rnoft proper for him and 

 his Warriours to return home, and to pafs no fur- 

 ther. The Savage General was mightily furpris'd 

 with this unexpected piece of News ; efpecially con- 

 fidering that by the means of that Peace* he and 

 his Nation would be given up as a Sacrifice for th^ 

 Weltfare of the French. When the Governor had 

 made an end of his Remonftrance, the Rat ac- 

 knowledge, that what he offer'd was very reafona^ 

 ble, but withal, that inftead of following his Ad* 

 vice, he would go and tarry for the Iroqmfc Em- 

 baffadours and Hoftages at the Catarads, by which 

 they were obliged to pafs. He had not tarry'd there 

 above five or fix days, before the unhappy Depu- 

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