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he alone, of all the Moravian Indians, should join the Enemy to murder 

 that family ? — Or can it be supposed that any Enemy Indians, contrary 

 to their known Custom of making War, should penetrate into the Heart 

 of a settled Country, to burn, plunder, and murder the Inhabitants, and 



not molest any Houses in their Return, or ever be seen or heard of? 



Or liow can we account for it, that no Ravages have been committed in 

 Northampton County since the Removal of the Moravian Indians, wlien 

 the Great Cove has been struck since ? — These Things put it beyond 

 Doubt with us that the Indians now at Philadelphia are his Majesty's 

 perfidious Enemies, and tlierefore, to protect and maintain them at the 

 public Expence, while our suffering Bretliren on the Frontiers are almost 

 destitute of the Necessaries of Life, and are neglected by the Public, is 

 sufficient to make us mad with Rage, and tempt us to do what nothing 

 but the most violent Necessity can vindicate. — We humbly and earnestly 

 pray therefore, that those Enemies of his Majesty may be removed as 

 soon as possible out of the Province. 



Fourthly. AVe humbly conceive that it is contrary to the Maxims of 

 good Policy and extremely dangerous to our Frontiers, to suffer any 

 Indians, of what Tribe soever, to live within the inhabited Parts of this 

 Province, while we are engaged in an Indian War, as Experience has 

 taught us that they are all perfidious, and their Claim to Freedom and 

 Independency, puts it in their Power to act as Spies, to entertain and 

 give Intelligence to our Enemies, and to furnish them with Provisions 

 and warlike Stores. — To this fatal Intercourse between our pretended 

 Friends and open Enemies, we must ascribe the greatest Part of the 

 Ravages and Murders that have been committed in the Course of this 

 and the last Indian War. — We therefore pray that this Grievance be 

 taken under Consideration, and remedied. 



Fifthly. We cannot help lamenting that no Provision has been hitherto 

 made, that such of our Frontier Inhabitants as havp been wounded in 

 Defence of the Province, their Lives and Liberties may be taken Care of, 

 and cured of their Wounds, at the public Expence. We therefore pray 

 that this Grievance may be redressed. 



Sixthly. In the late Indian War this Province, with others of his 

 Majesty's Colonies, gave Rewards for Indian Scalps, to encourage the 

 seeking them in their own Country, as the most likely Means of destroy- 

 ing or reducing them to Reason ; but no such Encouragement has been 

 given in this War, which has damped the Spirits of many brave Men, who 

 are willing to venture their Lives in Parties against the Enemy. — We 

 therefore pray that public Rewards may be proposed for Indian Scalps, 

 which may be adequate to the Dangers attending Enterprises of this 

 Nature. 



Seventhly. We daily lament that Numbers of our nearest and dearest 

 Relatives are still in Captivitj'^ among the savage Heathen, to be trained 

 up n all their Ignorance and Barbarity, or to be tortured to Death with all 

 the Contrivances of Indian Cruelty, for attempting to make their Escape 

 from Bondage. We see they pay no Regard to the many solemn Promises 



