Since all these letters M. de la Jonquiere has written another in which he states Longueuil informed him that a band of Savages believed to be Mohawks had attacked that M. de

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Sieur Picquet's Mission on the twenty-sixth of October last that Sieur de Vassau, commandant of Fort Frontenac, had sent a detachment thither which could not prevent the burning of two vessels loaded with hay and the palisades of the fort. Abbe Picquet's house alone was saved.

The loss by this fire is considerable. It would have been greater were it not for four Abenakis who furnished on this occasion a proof of their fidelity. The man named Pedreaux had half the hand carried away. His arm had to be cut off. One of the Abenakis received the discharge of a gun the ball of which remained in Ins blanket. M. de Longueuil has provided everything necessary.

M. de la Jonquiere gave him orders to have

a detachment of ten soldiers sent there, and he will take measures, next spring, to secure that post.

M. de la Jonquiere adds that the Savages were instigated to -this attack by the English. The Iroquois who were on a complimentary visit at Montreal were surprized at it and assured M. de Longueuil that it could only be Colonel Amson [Johnson'?] who could have induced them.

He omitted

nothing to persuade those same Iroquois to undertake this expedition and to prevent them going to

compliment the Governor, having offered them Belts which they refused.