[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] French, and represent the whole affair to His Majesty, both of the French building at Niagara, con-trary to the treaty of Utrecht, and of their disturbing our undoubted right of Trading and building upon the land of the five Nations at Oswego. EXTRACT FROM THE PARTICULARS OF THE VOYAGE OF M. DE LA CHAUVIGNELIE, OFFICER, INTERPRETER OF THE FIVE IROQUOIS NATIONS, SENT BV ORDER OF THE GENERAL WITH A MESSAGE TO THE NONTAGUES (ONONDAGAS). 1728 [Paris Doc. VIII.] Three leagues from Choueguen I sent three Wampum belts to notify the Nontague Chiefs to meet me on business which brought me among them; and with three other belts I invited the four other Iroquois Nations their allies to repair to the Nontagues to hear the message of their Father of which I was the bearer to them. On the arrival of the Nontagues at my tent, they told me on the part of the Commandant of Choue-guen, that as I was passing his place on public business, I must fire the first salute and lower my PAPERS RELATING TO OSWEGO. 299 flag. This proposition surprised me; my people would persuade me to do so. I therefore suddenly-stood up and said to them — Ye know such is not the intention of your Father Onontio whose mes-