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 ;

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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.

fled, and are return'd.

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A JOURNALL OF WHAT PASSED IN THE EXPEDITION OF HIS EXCELL. COLL. BENJAMIN FLETCHER CAPTAINE GENERALL AND GOVERNOR IN CHIEFE OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW YORKE &C TO ALBANY TO RENEW THE COVENANT CHAIN WITH THE FIVE CANTON NATIONS OF INDIANS, THE MOHAQUES, CNEYDES, ONONDAGES, CAYOUGES AND SENNEKES. Sept. 17, 1696.

On Thursday after sunsett his Excell

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imbarqued at Greenwich: on Tuesday

morning arrived at Albany. 22. This day his Excell. viewed ftie fortifications of the city and gave orders to y e May and Aldermen for such reparacons as were found needful! in the blockhouses platformes and stockadoes. r