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A27073	A narrative of an attempt made by the French of Canada upon the Mohaques country being Indians under the protection of Their Majesties government of New York : to which is added, 1. An account of the present state, and strength of Canada, given by two Dutch-men, who have been prisoner, 3. His Excellency Benjamin Fletcher's speech to the Indians, 4. The answer of the five nations of the Mohaques to His Excellency, 5. Proposals made by the four chief sachims of the five nations, to His Excellency, and His Excellency's reply thereto, 6. An address from the corporation of Albany to His Excellency, returning thanks for His Excellency's early assistance for their relief, &c. / a journal kept by Coll. Nicholas Beyard and Lieut. Coll. Charles Lodwick, who attended His Excellency in this expedition.	Bayard, Nicholas, 1644-1707.; Lodowick, Charles.	1693 (1693)	Wing B1461; ESTC W24412	14,965	14

of the French that has destroyed the Mohaques Castles is but part of his strength he is working with the Ottawawa and Dowaganhaes Indians where he has a great Magazeen and supplies them with all sorts of Amunition and we fear that that force will come down upon us still Brother Great swift Arrow We return you thanks for remembring our dead and that you will condole their death when you come up in the beginning of Summer but you can expect no Return from us being in so mean a capacity and condition Brother Great Swift Arrow You inform us of the great Victory that our Lord of Lords meaning the great King of England has got upon the French the common Enemy at Sea which is admirable and all the Nations are heartily rejoyced at it and we hope that the great God that has his Seat above the Heavens will give the same success to our great Lord of Lords Arms in this part of the World over his and our Enemies the French of Canada We pray that you would be pleased to acquaint our great Lord of Lords who lives over the great great Lake of our mean Condition and what posture we are in and how easy it is to destroy Canada if all our great Lord of Lords subjects in these Collonies would unite and joyn together with some Ships that carry great Guns which our great Lord of Lords can easily spare us after this late Victory over the French at Sea We desire that you would be pleased to order a Smith to be with us in our Country to repair our Arms that we may defend us from the French His Excellency replyed That he hoped they were sufficiently satisfied of his readiness to assist them and that the Force the French had now sent was the most they could make and if they would but keep out scouts and advertise his Excellency timely of the Enemies coming his Excellency does not doubt with the strength he has in his Province to deal with the Governour of Canada and all his Power The Governour granted their Request of the Smith to be in their Country to repair their Arms. Proposals made by four of the chief Sachims of the five Nations to his Excellency Benjamin Fletcher in Albany the 26th of February 1692. Brother Great swift Arrow WE are come to acquaint you that one of our men has last night in a drunken fit killed an Indian that came over from the French at which we are much concerned and therefore come to see how our Brother great swift Arrow resents it We desire that you would be pleased to prohibit the selling of Rum while the War is so hot since our Souldiers cannot be kept within Bounds if they be drunk Brother great swift Arrow We answered your Excellency's Proposals yesterday but had not time to consult with that deliberation as we ought and if therefore there be any thing omitted or if we failed of our duty we beg that you would be pleased to pardon that omission for we must declare in behalf of all the Nations that we are singularly obliged to you Brother great swift Arrow for your so extraordinary dispatch and suddain arrival here for our Relief with so considerable a Force the like never having been done before whereby we see your readiness and allacrity to help and assist us And we do also return you thanks for leaving your directions with Major Schuyler to take care of the Mohaquas Nation We are thankfull for your kind expressions to be so ready to come for our Relief and that you warn us to come and acquaint you as soon as we see the Enemy a coming a far off not doubting of your Power to protect us since we have seen a sufficient proof of that already by this late Expedition Brother great swift Arrow we do emgage to make a narrow enquiry as soon as we come into our Country about the French Prisoners who we supect may betray us we have had two bouts with the Onedeys about the Priest Milet that is among them and we intend to try the third time We desire that you Brother great swift Arrow may come up as soon as the Bark is loose upon the Trees since we have a design upon the Enemy We forgot to answer you in that business about the Young men killing the Horses we acknowledge it s not Brotherly but very ill done and as soon as we come into our Country we will take such methods that it may be prevented by finding out them that have done it causing them to make Satisfaction His Excellency replyed that he was much concerned that they should exercise their Arms one against another while there is an Enemy in the Field and hopes they will for the future endeavour to prevent such Irregularities That they may be now sufficiently convinced how ready the Arms of the great King of England is to succour them that his Excellency for his own part will never spare to expose his Person for their security That the Rum shall be prohibited upon their Request and that the most he requires of them is to be vigilent and careful and not suffer themselves to be surprized and then they need not fear the French To his Excellency Benjamin Fletcher Captain General and Governour in Chief of their Majesties Province of New-York Vice-Admiral of the same The Humble Address of the Mayor Aldermen and Commona●●ty of the City of Albany May it please your Excellency WE are extreamly sensible of your Excellency's special Care not only for the Safety and Security of your Excellency's Government in general but in particular for the extraordinary Regard taken for this City being the utmust Frontier thereof seated near One Hundred and Fifty Miles up in the Country whilest the same was attacked by the Enemy of Canada who had surprized and burnt the three Castles of the Mohaques killed divers of their fighting men and lead in Captivity upwards of 130 Women and Children and that your Excellency should within two days after notice received from hence make that dispatch as to be here so suddainly with 300 men and sufficient Provisions and Stores of War for our immediate Relief which was more than ever could be expected in this Winter Season We therefore out of a deep sence of your Excellency's unparralleled Affection to and Care for us cannot but esteem our selves highly obliged to your Excellency and beg of you to accept our Unfeigned Thanks assuring your Excellency as we shall never forget your extraordinary care of us so shall we ever admire and beg the continuance of your Excellency's benigne Government over us and since the Mohaques Nation is wholly dispersed by the Enemy's burning all their three Castles and our Farmers live stragling up and down the Gountry in great danger to be cut off by the skulking Indians We pray that your Excellency in your Wisdom will be pleased to order some convenient place where the Remnant of said Nation may be convened together and fortified for any attack of the Enemy and that the F●rmers may be ordered to fortifie themselves in Companyes together that the Enemy may not have an advantage of them And we humbly beg your Excellency to believe we are always ready to venture our Lives and Fortunes for their Majesties Service the Defence of this Province and with all chearfulness and allacrity shall endeavour when-ever it lies in our Power to demonstrate our true Affection to your Excellency in particular and to approve our selves Your Excellency's most Dutiful And most Obedient Servants Peter Schuyler Mayor L●vinus V. ●chaick Alderman Rymen Barentse Asistant Dirk Wessells Recorder Evert Banker Alderman Johannis Roseboom The House of Representatives for the Province of New-York Wednesday A. M. March 22. 1692 3. Ordered THat the Thanks of this House be given unto his Excellencys for his favourable Speech and his Care of the Frontiers of this Province by the great Dispatch he made in His Personal Appearance there upon the late Invasion of the French Ordered That Mr. Wessells Mr. Pell Mr. Kipp Capt. Whitehead Mr. Rutsand Mr. Theunissen Mr. Tuthill and Mr. Barnes do wait upon his Excellency and Council with this Message By Order of the House of Representatives James Graham Speaker FINIS Printed and Sold by William Bradford Anno 1693.

their march who arrived here and would have been a considerable Reinforcement to us but the Action being over I commanded them back to their former Residence till further Orders It is obvious to me and I believe to you all that this Calamity is fallen on you by your own faults I could never suppose my Brethren the Mohaques would be so supine and careless as to suffer the French and their Indians to enter their Castles without the least Resistance These men that have an Enemy near must sleep with Arms in their Hands and one eye open that is they must keep Scouts and Spves so as never to become a prey to their Enemies by their own negligence I must advise you that for the future you keep strict watch so that I may have timely notice of the Enemy's motion and you will then see how easily they will be defeated I hope it is now apparent to you that the great of King of England is ready to apply his Arms for your defence when you consider that in a very few days I am come personally to your Assistance with near 400 Christian Souldiers I have had the Honour to bear Command under the great King of England my Master where I have seen the French fly before his Victorious Arms and last Summer it pleased God to add to his Victories by the defeat and destruction of their Fleet in which most of their Ships were burnt or sunk I came now in great haste and brought no Presents with me but design by the blessing of God to be with you at the beginning of Summer to give you something to wipe off your Tears for the Brethren that are lately lost to renew the antient Covenant Chain and to give you further Assurances of the Great King of England's Favour and of my own Readiness upon all occasions to appear as his Servant for your Protection against our Enemies and yours My present care now is to provide for the Mohaques Nation about which I have given my directions to Major Sehuyler who will appoint them a place for their Residence I have also ordered some Corn for their present support which they will receive from him I must add that it concerns your Honour Reputation to make some brisk attempt upon our Enemies and this with what secrecy and expedition you can that those People may see you retain the antient Courage of your Ancestors and I do not question but God will give you success by a severe Revenge on our Enemies and yours I am informed that your Young Men have killed the Horses of some Christian Souldiers who were upon the same service with you it is not Brotherly and I desire for the future you will take care to prevent such Outrage that the antient Covenant Chain may be preserved inviolably on your parts as it will be on the part of my Master the great King To conclude I must tell you that I doubt there is some false Brother among us who keeps intelligence with our Enemies concealing their designs and exposing ours if you have one French man among you he will be true to his Country by betraying you I have order'd you some Bread and Bear and desire you will drink the Healths of my great Mr. and Mrs the Victorious King and most Illustrous Queen of Great Brittain France and Ireland and all their Majesties Territories in America and so bid you farewell The Answer of the Five Nations viz. the Mohaques Oneydes Onondages Cayouges and Sinnekes To his Excellency Benjamin Fletcher Captain General and Governour in thief of their Majesties Province of Nèw-York c. in Albany this 25th of February 1692. Sadeganaktie Saehim of the Onondages Speaker Interpreted by Hille the Interpretess Brother Cayenquirago which signifies a great swift Arrow a Name the five Nations have given his Excellency because of his speedy arrival here with so many Men for their Relief when the Enemy had fallen upon the Mohaques Country WHen we arived at Schenectady after our march against the Enemy you was pleased to desire us to come hither where we heard you Great Swift Arrow speak and participated of your Favours we acknowledge that the Enemy the French of Canada have fallen upon our Brethren the Mohaques and destroyed their three Castles which we can attribute to nothing else but their not hearkening to the great Swift Arrow's good Advice which was to keep good Guard and out Scouts We return you Brother great swift Arrow our hearty Thanks for your care in providing for the Mohaques that they may not starve nor be in want in this extremity Brother great swift Arrow You propose to us the atracking the Enemy in their Country to shew them that we have not lost the Courage of our Ancestors we return you our hearty Thanks for your good Encouragement for we are in a manner drunk with the Blood lately shed by them It is not usual for us while we are in that grief and annixity as now we are to proceed to revenge our selves of the Enemy you have lost your Blood as well as we there ore that Blood ought to be revenged unanimously by both sides Brother Great Swift Arrow You recommend us to go and attack the Enemy where they are at home in Canada but you are acquainted with us of old that it hath alwayes been our Custom first to bewail condole the Death of them ki●led by the Enemy for we are all one Heart one Blood one Soul nevertheless we design to go out and to fall upon the French but we must first secure our Castles since we know that the Governor of Canada is intended to send out a considerable party but whither we know not Brother Great Swift Arrow While you press us to go and attack the Enemy of Canada by Land we expect according to the many Promises and Engagements made to us to hear of a considerable Force to go with great Guns by Sea that the Enemy might be assaulted both ways and so over-come we press this the harder because a great part of our strength is now broke and therefore take it not amiss that we push this point of taking Canada by Sea since its impossible to be done by Land alone Brother Great Swift Arrow We return you our hearty Thanks that you are so ready to assist us upon any occasion and for the good advice to be watchful and keep out good scouts and spyes it is probable that we would have done a great deal more damage to the Enemy had we been so well provided with all sorts of Amunition as the Indians of Canada are but some of our men have Guns and no Powder nor Ball and some but Bows and Arrows as Major Schuyler saw when we came up to him but the Governour of Canada supplies his Indians with all sorts of Arms and Amunition which we found now when we engaged them We pray you Great Swift Arrow to have a careful Eye over us since this party