Resolved the Indians of the two Nations of Onnondage and Oneyde whose Corn is destroyed by the enemy be supplyed the ensuing winter at the charge of this Government.

Ordered no Indian Corne be brought down the river from Albany Vlster and Dutchesse Countyes untill the Indians be supplyed this ensueing winter and that the Commissioners appointed to treate with the Indians in his Excell

:

absence do purchase soe much corne as is necessary for them.

COUNT FRONTENAC's EXPEDITION AGAINST THE ONONDAGAS.

LETTER FROM COLL. FLETCHER TO Mr. BLAITHWAYTE, DATED THE 18th SEPT R 1696. [

Sir

-- am not willing

to take

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up much of your time by my scurvy scribblings

that occurs to my thoughts in this hasty call

;

having said all

from the Five Indian Nations, who have been driven

by the French from their wooden castles and are returned they desire to see me at Albany in a The French Count of Canada has made but a short warning and I am now ready to step on board. very silly business of it after three years preparation afrighting a few naked Indians only by this he shews them his strength and his mercy, being this summer recruited from France, he told all hetook prisoners, his business was to bring them under the protection of his Master but not to destroy ;

;

Our Chiefe Sachims would not be persuaded to stay and treate, but seeing his force, they I hope to revitt them in their allegiance, by the presents sent from His Maj'y and an addition sent from this Province but yet I want the most congent argument; a good body of men. them.