to North- America. 5 1 5 § 



LETTER XIX. 



Dated at Monreal OBober 2. 1690a 



Relating the Attempts upon Ni?H>-England and 

 New-Yotk ; a fatal Embajfy fent by the French 

 to the Iroquefe; and an ill-concerted Inter- 

 prife of the Englifli and the Iroquefe, in 

 marching by Land to Attack the French Co* 

 lony. 



SIR, 



A Bout fifteen days fince a Ship of Rochel laden 

 with Wine and Brandy, arrived in this Har- 

 bour ; and the Captain took care to convey a Let- 

 ter from you to my Hands. As to your defire of 

 having a circumftantial Account of the Trade of 

 Canada, I cannot fatisfie it at prefent, for I am not 

 as yet fo thoroughly acquainted with all its Bran- 

 ches, But I allure you," that fome time or other 

 I ftiall fend you fuch Memoirs, as will give you fa- 

 tisfadion upon that Head. In the mean time, I 

 hope you'll be contented with an account of what 

 pafs'd in this Country fince the date of my laft. 



As foon as Mr. Denonville fet out from Quebec, 

 upon his return to France, Mr. de Frontenac took pof- 

 feffion of the Fort, which is the common Refidence 

 of our Governour-General ; and order'd one of our 

 beft Archite&s to make preparations for rebuilding 

 it as foon as he could 



In the beginning of this year, Mr. d'lbervllle at- 

 tempted to pillage a fmall Village in New-Tork, 

 caird by the Iroquefe Corlar ; which name they like- 

 wife give to all the Governours of that Englijh Co- 

 lony, 



