250 ANNUAL REGISTE R, 1794. 



great detriment and injury of our- 

 selves and friends. 



We are well acquainted with the 

 talks you send into our land, and 

 the mischief they have made among 

 our foolish young people, and are 

 resolved to have no more such do- 

 ings ; our whole nation also sees 

 that you take by the hand the men 

 of our land who have broufjht 

 trouble and disgrace upon us, and 

 your talks have prevented justice 

 being done, and satisfaction given 

 to our nation by our neighbours, 

 for the murders and robberies com- 

 mitted upon them : this, Mr. Pan- 

 ton, you had no business with. To 

 repeat all the bad advice our people 

 have had from you since the time 

 the English left this country, will 

 take up too much time at present ; 

 but we must say that had our na- 

 tion taken the advice given by go- 

 vernor O'Neal, of Pensacoluj Mr. 

 Panton, and others whom we can 

 mention when it is necessary, our 

 country would now he engaged in 

 a bloody and ruinous war, not only 

 with all the Americans, but with 

 our neighbouring nations of red 

 people. Some of our people were 

 mad enough to take these bad talks, 

 and blood was spilt in consequence ; 

 but the wise ones among us put a 

 stop thereto. But yet we cannot 

 forget such wicked bad advice, cal- 

 culated for our destruction. 



Now, Mr. Panton, our advice to 

 you is to mind your trade, and not 

 meddle with our public concerns. 



We have been too long blinded 

 by imposition ; our eyes are now 

 open, and we plainly discover your 

 views are not for our good. Oace 

 more we tell yoj that our nation' is 

 determined not to be longer slaves 

 to your talks, and they are the best 

 judges of their own business, and 



will conduct it as they think best 

 for their own <jood. 



After this warning, would you 

 or any other person or persons 

 meddle in our national affairs, so as 

 to prevent our establishing peace, 

 we shall consider all such as ene- 

 mies to our land, and look to them 

 for all the consequences that may 

 follow. 



There are public agents in oi 

 nation from Spain and the Unitn_ 

 States ; to them alone we will hstcn, 

 and must not be interrupted by any 

 other talks ; this is the opinion and 

 voice of our nation, as well as yoi: 

 friends. 



The White Lieut, of Oaksuskcr 

 The Mad Dog of Tukabatchic, 

 Alexander Cornell, of ditto. 



/ipril, ITQ*. 



Reply made hy lord Dorchester to a 

 deputation from seven tribes of 

 Indians, at a council held at the 

 castle of St. Lewis, in the city of 

 Quebec, on the \Oth day of Fe-^ 

 bruary, 179-1'' 



REPLY of his excellency lord 

 Dorchester, to the Indians of 

 the seven vijlages of Lower Cana- 

 da, CIS deputies from all the nations 

 who were at the general council, 

 held at Miami, in the year 1793, 

 except theChawanous, Miamis, and 

 Loups. 



Children — ^I have well consider- 

 ed your words, and am now prepa* 

 red to reply. 



Children — Youhaveinformedme, 

 that you are deputed by the seven 

 villages of Lower Canada, and by 

 all the iiationsof the upper country, 

 which sent deputies to the general 



council) 



