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and the eastern colonies defended themselves 

 with good success, against the inroads of th« 

 savages. 



The European powers had now become tir- 

 ed of the war. Tlie real interests of the French 

 court, and the flictions of the British, inclined 

 tliem to terms of peace ; and on March the 

 thirty first, the treaty of Utrecht was signed, 

 by the plenipotentiaries of Great Britain and 

 France. The fifteenth article of this treaty was 

 designed to prevent any further interference of 

 either power to molest, or to influence the In- 

 dians to war. The plenipotentiaries seem to 

 liave scarcely known whether to call the Indians, 

 allies, friends, or subjects ; but the Indians 

 themselves perfectly well knew, that they did 

 not mean to be in subjection to either of the 

 European powers, or to their colonies ; but to 

 preser^•c their independence, and make the most 

 that they could of their trade, and of their quar- 

 rels- 



Wh e n the news of this treaty became known 

 in America, the Indians every where appeared 

 ta be disposed to peace. On the eleventh of 

 July, 1713, the eastern Indians had a treaty 

 with the governors of Massachusetts and Ne*v 

 Hampshire, at Casco bay ; they renewed tlieir 

 professions of allegiance,, engaged to be at {>eace 

 with the English, and to prevent all hostilities 

 for the future. Though little confidence could 

 be placed in such treaties, such had been the 

 sufferings occasioned hy the war, that this a- 

 greement with the Indians was considered as a 

 matter of great benefit xmd joy to all parties ; 

 and the country hrid the prospect of that U&u- 



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