Major of the Town, Castle and Government of Quebec, having in execution of the orders to us given by the Marquis of Beauharnois Governor and Lieutenant General for the King in all New France, arrived before the Fort built by the English on the borders of Lake Ontario, at the mouth of the

River Choueguen, sent to advise Mr. Bancker Commanding the Ganison of our arrival and had him informed, at the same time, that we came on the part of the Governor General Commanding in Chief

over all New France, to summon him to withdraw at latest within fifteen days the garrison of said fort, with the arms, ammunition and other effects belonging to individuals at Orange and other places,

and to demolish said fort and other work he had there constructed. He sent to invite us on shore and came to meet us on the bank of said river Choueguen, accompanied by two officers of the garrison, he conducted us into the fort with much courtesy and after service on the said Commandant in the usual

manner of the said summons which we left him in

writing in French and in English, he answered us that he was on his land and in his house ; that he

had been sent thither by his General Government to build the said fort there with the consent of the Six Nations and even under valid contracts with them that if we wished, he would cause the Chiefs of the Onondaga Indians then on the spot, to come who would inform us of it whom we refused to hear being unwilling to have any discussion with them. After which he added, that he was but a subordinate officer like ourselves, and consequently equally obliged to follow the orders of his General that we had an order in writing from the Marquis of Beauharnois it would be necessary for him to have one also from Mr.