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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.