%7Q Some New Voyages 



Southern Countries of Europe, and that few Com* 

 modifies meet with a better and readier Market* ef- 

 pecially if they are good and well cur'd. 



Thofe who aliedge that the deftru&ion of the Iro* 

 quefe, would promote the intereft of the Colonies 

 of New-France, are ftrangers to the true intereft of 

 that Country ; for if that were once accompliflid, 

 the Savages who are now the French Allies, would 

 turn their greateft Enemies, as being then rid of 

 their other fears. They would not fail to call in 

 the Englifh, by reafon that their Commodities are 

 at once cheaper, and more efteem'd than ours j 

 and by that means the whole Commerce of that wide 

 Country, would be wrefted out of our hands, 



I conclude therefore, that 'tis the intereft of the 

 French to weaken the Iroquefe, but not to fee 'em 

 inrirely defeated. I own, that at this day they are 

 too ftrong, infomuch that they cut the Throats 

 of the Savages our Allies every day. They have 

 nothing lefs in view, than to cut off all the Nati- 

 ons they know, let their Situation be never fo re- 

 mote from their Country. 'Tis our bufinefs to re- 

 duce 'em to one half of the power they are now 

 poffefs'd of, if 'twere poffible ; but we do not go 

 the right way to work. Above thefe thirty 

 years, their ancient Counfellors have ftill remon- 

 ftrated to the Warriours of the five Nations, that 

 'twas expedient to cut off all the Savage Nations 

 of Canada, in order to mine the Commerce of the 

 French, and after that to diflodge 'em of the Conti- 

 nent. With this view they have carry'd the War 

 above four or five hundred Leagues off their Coun- 

 try, after the deftroying of feveral different Nations 

 in feveral places, as 1 fhew'd you before. 



'T would be no difficult matter for the French to 

 draw the Irotjaefe over to their fide, to keep 'em from 

 plaguing the French Allies, and at the fame time 

 to ingrofs all the Commerce with the five Iro^ue^ 



Nation^ 



