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Murder, since this War begun ; when tliey, together with others, known 

 to be his Majesty's Enemies, and who had been in tlie Battle against 

 Colonel Bouquet, reduced to Distress by the Destruction of their Corn at 

 the Great Island, and up the East Branch of Susquehanna, pretend them- 

 selves Friends, and desire a Subsistence, they are openly caressed, and 

 the Public, that could not be indulged the Liberty of contributing to his 

 Majesty's Assistance, obliged, as Tributaries to Savages, to Support 

 these Villains, these Enemies to our King and our Country ; nor only so, 

 but the Hands that were closely shut, nor would grant his Majesty's 

 General a single Earthing against a savage Foe, have been hberally 

 opened, and the public Money basely prostituted, to hire, at an exorbi- 

 tant Bate, a mercenary Guard to protect his Majesty's worst of Enemies 

 those falsely pretended Indian Friends, while, at the same Time, Hundreds 

 of poor, distressed Families of his Majesty's Subjects, obliged to abandon 

 their Possessions, and fly for their Lives at least, are left, except a small 

 Belief at first, in the most distressing Circumstances to starve neglected, 

 save what the friendly Hand of private Donations has contributed to 

 their Support, wherein they who are most profuse towards Savages have 

 carefully avoided having any Part. — When last Summer the Troops 

 raised for Defence of the Province were limited to certain Bounds, nor 

 suffered to attempt annoying our Enemies in their Habitations, and a 

 Number of brave Volunteers, equipped at their owm Expence, marched 

 in September up the Susquehanna, met and defeated their Enemy, with 

 the Loss of some of their Number, and having others dangerously 

 wounded, not the least Thanks or Acknowledgment was made them from 

 the Legislature for the confessed Service they had done, nor any the least 

 Notice or Care taken of their Wounded ; whereas, when a Seneca Indian, 

 who, by the Information of many, as Avell as by his own Confession, had 

 been, through the last War, our inveterate Enemy, had got a Cut in his 

 Head last Summer in a Quarrel he had with his own Cousin, and it was 

 reported in Philadelphia that his Wound was dangerous, a Doctor was 

 immediately employed, and sent to Fort Augusta to take Care of him, 

 and cure him, if possible. — To these may be added, that though it was 

 impossible to obtain through the Summer, or even yet, any Premium for 

 Indian Scalps, or Encouragement to excite Volunteers to go forth against 

 them, yet when a few of them, known to be the Fast Friends of our 

 Enemies, and some of them Murderers themselves, when these have been 

 struck by a distressed, bereft, injured Frontier, a liberal Be ward is offered 

 for apprehending the Perpetrators of that horrible Crime of killing his 

 Majesty's cloaked Enemies, and their Conduct painted in the most atro- 

 cious Colors ; while the horrid Ravages, cruel Murders, and most shock- 

 ing Barbarities, committed by Indians on his Majesty's Subjects, are 

 covered over, and excused, under the charitable Term of this being their 

 Method of making War. 



But to recount the many repeated Grievances whereof we might justly 

 complain, and Instances of a most violent Attachment to Indians, were tedi- 

 ous beyond the Patience of a Job to endure ; nor can better be expected ; 



