latter
part of the 17th century and the fore part of the 18th, many of
these incursions took place. In 1689, while the French and Indi-
ans wore making fruitless arrangements to invade the settlements in
New York, ut Albany, and its neighborhood, the Iroquois fitted out
an expedition, invaded Canada, plundered and ])urnt Montreal and
destroyed other settlements in the neighborhood. The next year,
1690, tlie French and Indians fitted out two expeditions. One pro-
ceeded into ]!^w Hampshire, destroyed the fort at Salmon Falls,
killed many of the inhabitants and took many prisoners ; the other
proceeded by the way of Lake Champlain, attacked and burnt Sche-
nectady, and killed and captured many of the inhabitants. In
1691, the English and Iroquois made an excursion into Canada,
tlirough the lake, and made a successful attack on the settlements
on theRiver Richelieu, and killed many of the settlers. In 1695,
the French and Indians invaded the territory of the Iroquois, and,
aft(;i' several battles, in which the latter were aided by the English,
under Col. Sciiuyler, they were driven back. In 1704, the Eng-
lish settlements on Connecticut River, having extended as far as
Deerfield, the French and Indians, coming up the lake to the mouth
of Onion River, and following up that river, invaded and destroyed
that place, and killed and took captive many of the inhabitants.
In the meantime the English had come to the conclusion, that
there Avould be no security from the ravages of the Indians, but by
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* It is universally admitted, that the Iroquis claimed the whole of this territory,
\Tc think also that their claim extended, along the R ver Richelieu, as