▁His ▁objective ▁was ▁to ▁dis rupt ▁trade ▁between ▁the ▁English ▁at ▁Alb any ▁and ▁the ▁I ro qu ois ▁conf eder ation , ▁to ▁which ▁the ▁Sen eca ▁belonged , ▁and ▁to ▁break ▁the ▁C oven ant ▁Ch ain , ▁a ▁peace ▁that ▁And ros ▁had ▁negoti ated ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 7 ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁governor ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁New ▁York ▁Governor ▁Thomas ▁D ong an ▁appe aled ▁for ▁help , ▁and ▁King ▁James ▁ordered ▁And ros ▁to ▁render ▁assistance . ▁James ▁also ▁entered ▁into ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁Louis ▁XIV ▁of ▁France , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁an ▁eas ing ▁of ▁t ensions ▁on ▁the ▁north western ▁front ier . ▁ ▁On ▁New ▁England ' s ▁n ort he astern ▁front ier , ▁however , ▁the ▁A ben aki ▁har bor ed ▁gr iev ances ▁against ▁English ▁sett lers , ▁and ▁they ▁began ▁an ▁off ensive ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 6 8 8 . ▁And ros ▁made ▁an ▁expedition ▁into ▁Maine ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁year , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁ra ided ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Indian ▁settlement s . ▁He ▁also ▁ra ided ▁the ▁trad ing ▁out post ▁and ▁home ▁of ▁Jean - V in cent ▁d ' A bb ad ie ▁de ▁Saint - Cast in ▁on ▁Pen ob sc ot ▁Bay . ▁His ▁careful ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Cast in ' s ▁chap el ▁was ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁later ▁accus ations ▁of ▁" pop ery " ▁against ▁And ros . ▁ ▁And ros ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁New