[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] 208 Do therefore advise that a letter be wrote to the Indians to give them encouragement and to acquaint them the King of England has sent them some presents & desire them to be watchfull. At a Council held at his Matys ffort in New Yorke the 31st day of July 1696. Present his Excell : Benjamin Fletcher etc fired Philips ) Steph : Cortlandt > Esqrs Gab Monvielle ) _ \ > Esq" Nich Bayard ) Caleb Heathcote ) His Excell : did communicate to the Council intelligence from the frontiers that the enemy are upon their march that the Indians of the five Nations have sent to call for assistance of Christian rce and did expresse his readynesse to go to Albany His Excell : did desire their opinion what is to be done being there's no money in the Coffers It is the opinion of the Council that there may be men found upon the frontiers that upon encouragement will march to the Indian Country if there were a fund to answer the charge thereof His Excell. did declare his readynesse to go provided they will finde money to answer the necessary charge thereof Coll Cortlandt proferred his personal! credit for £200 towards the expedicon Coll Bayard offers the same fired Phillips offers the same L* Coll. Monvielle the same Coll Heath-cote the same His Excell : did recommend to them to procure the credit each for £200 forthwith. FRONTENAC'S EXPEDITION AGAINST THE ONONDAGA INDIANS. 1696. [ Paris Doc. V. ] The Count is already advised, by despatches at the departure of last year's ships, of the prepara-