161 Some Flew Voyages 



€ the commencement of Hofliiiries, 1 fhall not enter- 



c tain any thoughts of Accommodation 



Signed, William Vhlfs. 



After the Interpreter Wd tranflated the Letter to 

 Mr. de Frontenac, who was then furrounded with Of- 

 ficers ; he ordered the Captain of his Guards to 

 make a Gibbet before the Fort, in order to hang the 

 poor Major, who in all appearance underftood 

 French ; for upon the pronouncing of this fatal Sen- 

 tence, he was like to fWoon away. And indeed I 

 muft fay, the Major had fome reafontobe affe&ed, 

 for he had certainly been hang'd, if the Bifhop and 

 the Intendant, who to his good lock were then pre- 

 feat, had not interceded on his behaii. Mx.deFron- 

 tenac pretended, chat they were a Fleet of Py rates, 

 or of Perform without Commiffion, for that the 

 King of England was then in France. But atlaft the 

 Gov^nour being appeas'd, ordered the Major to re- 

 pair forthwith on board of his Admiral, againft 

 whom he could defend himfelf the better, for not 

 being attack d. At the fame time he declared, that 

 he knew no other King of Great Britain, than James 

 II, that his rebellious Subjects were Pyrates, and 

 that he dreaded neither their Force nor their Threats* 

 This faid, he threw Admiral Vhip\ Letter in the 

 Major's face, and then turn'd his Back upon him. 

 Upon that the poor Ambaffadour took freih cou* 

 rage, and looking upon his Watch, took the liber- 

 ty to ask Mr. de Frontenac, if he could not have his 

 Anfwer in Writing before the hour elaps'd. But the 

 Governour made anfwer with all the haughtinefs 

 and difdain imaginable, that his Admiral deferv'd 

 no other anfwer, than what flew from the Mouth 

 of Cannons and Muskets. Thefe words were no 

 fooner pronoune'd, than the Major was forced to 

 take his Letter again, and being blind-folded, was 

 Yecondu&ed to his Sloop, in which he row'd to- 

 wards the Fleet with all expedition. The 



