HISTORY OF VERMONT; 31? 



the speech Itself was destitute of the spirit, dig- 

 nity, energ}^ and independence, with which the 

 Mohawks always spoke in their own country.* 



The speech however had the effect, which 

 was intended ; it proved acceptable to her most 

 E^racious majesty ; and Schuyler had the pleas- 

 ure to see his plan succeed, and the address to- 

 make his five Indians, of more consequence at 

 the court of London, than the whole royal fami- 

 ly would have been in the Mohawk country.. 



Applications were now before the queen- 

 from New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode 

 Island, Connecticut, New York, and the five 

 nations, seconded by Nicholson and Vetch, and 

 many other respectable characters, solicitinj| for 

 another expedition against Canada. The Brit- 

 ish ministry at first seemed inclined to favor 

 the business, and encouragement was given thair 



• According to CIdmbcon I- acQouDt, the following b a. translation©^ 

 the Indian address. 



" Great Queen> 



" We haveunSertaken along voyage,\7hich none of our predecessor*!: 

 could be prevailed upon to undertake, to see our great queen, and relate 

 to her those things, which we thought absolutely necessary for the good- 

 of her, and us her allies, on the other side of the water. 



" We doubt not but ourgreat queen has been acquainted with our long 

 and tedious war, in conjunction with her children, against her enemie» 

 the French ; and that we have been as a strong.wall for their security, even 

 to the loss of our best nvep, We were mightily rejoiced, when we heard 

 ourgreat queen had resolved to send an array to reduce Canada, and im- 

 mediately, in token of friendship, we hung up the kettle, and took up the 

 hatchet, and, with one consent, assisted colonel Nicholson in making pre-- 

 parations on this side the lake; but, at length, we were told our greats 

 queen, by some important affairs, was prevented in her design at present, 

 which made us sorrowful, lest the French, who had hitherto dreaded us, 

 should now think us unable to make war against them. The reductioa- 

 of Canada is of great weight to our free hunting ; so that if our freat 

 queen should not be mindful of us, we must, with our families, forsake the 

 «;ountry, and seek other habitations, or stand neuter^ cither of which will 

 be much against our inclinations. 



" iNtoken ofthe sincerity of these nations, we do, in their names, pre- 

 sent our great queen with these belts of Wampum, and in hopes of our 

 great queen's favor, leave it to her most graciguj coasideratioji." SdjUI*'*. 

 ll;«t. Ncwyork, p, 138, 



