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bring in all their Prisoners, even to the Children born pf "White Women, 

 and to tie tliose who were grown as Savage as tliemselves and unwiUing 

 to leave them, and bring them bound to tlie Camp. They were tlien 

 told that they must appoint deputies to go to Sir William Johnson to 

 receive such terms as should be imposed upon them, wliich the Nations 

 should agree to ratify ; and, for the security of their performance of this, 

 and that no farther Hostilities should be committed, a number of their 

 Chiefs must remain in our hands. The above Nations subscribed to 

 these terms ; but the Shawanese were more obstinate, and were particu- 

 larly averse to the giving of Hostages. But finding their obstinacy had 

 no effect, and would only tend to their destruction, the Troops having 

 penetrated into the Heart of their Country, they at length became sensi- 

 ble that thei'e was no safety but in Submission, and were obUged to 

 stoop .to the same Conditions as the other nations. They immediately 

 gave up forty Prisoners, and promised the Eest should be sent to Fort 

 Pitt in the Spring. This last not being admitted, the immediate Restitu- 

 tion of all the Prisoners being the sine qua non of peace, it was agreed, 

 that parties should be sent from the Army into their towns, to collect the 

 Prisoners, and conduct them to Fort Pitt. They delivered six of their 

 principal Chiefs as hostages into our Hands, and appointed their deputies 

 to go to Sir William Johnson, in the same manner as the Rest. The 

 Number of Prisoners already delivered exceeds two hundred, and it was 

 expected that our Parties would bring in near one hmidred more from 

 the Shawanese Towns. These Conditions seem sufficient Proofs of the 

 Sincerity and Humiliation of those Nations, and in justice to Colonel 

 Bouquet, I must testify the Obligations I have to him, and that nothing 

 but the firm and steady conduct, wliich he observed in all his Transac- 

 tions with those treacherous savages, would ever have brought them to 

 a serious Peace. 



I must flatter myself, that the Country is restored to its former Tran- 

 quillity, and that a general, and, it is hoped, lasting Peace is concluded 

 with all the Indian Nations who have taken up Arms against his Majesty. 



I remain, 



etc., 



Thomas Gage. 



In Assembly, January 15, 1765, A. M. 



To the Honourable Henry Bouquet, Esq., Commander in Chief of His 

 ,^ Majesty's Forces in the Southern Department of America. 



The Address of the Representatives of the Freemen of the Province of 

 Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met 



Sir: 



The Representatives of the Freemen of the Province of Pennsylvania, 

 in General Assembly met, being informed that you intend shortly to 

 embark for England, and moved with a due Sense of the important Ser- 



