LANCASTER COUXTV. 177" 



Policy and justice required a rigid inquiry, and the 

 infliction of exemplary punishment."* 



The Governor sent James Logan and Colonel French, 

 and the high sheriff of the county of Chester, who left 

 Philadelphia, March 7th, and arrived at the house of 

 John Cartledge, the 9th, to execute their commission, 

 and to investigate the Avhole matter connected with the 

 death of Saanteenee. 



They then proceeded to Conestoga, where they held a 

 council the 14th day of March, 1721-22, with the Indians, 

 viz: Civility, Tannacharoe, Gunnehatorooja, Toweena, 

 and other old men of the Conestogoe Indians, Savannah, 

 chief of the Shawanese, Winjack, chief of the Gana- 

 wese, Tekaachroo, a Cayoogoe, Oweeyekanowa, Nosh- 

 targhkamen, Delawares. Present, divers English and 

 Indians — the acused were arrested, and confined at 

 Philadelphia. 



Great pains, says Proud, were taken in this affair; an 

 Indian messenger, Satchcecho, was despatched to the 

 Five Nations. The Governor, with two of the council, 

 met and treated with the Five Nations, at Albany, 

 respecting it; besides the presents, which were made to 

 the Indians. ^' The Five Nations desired tliat the Cart- 

 ledges should not suffer death; and the affair was at 

 length amicably settled.'' "One life,'' said the Indian 

 King, ^' on this occasion, is enough to be lost, there should 

 not two die."! 



In a preceding page we stated that the Maryianders 

 attempted encroachments on the lands within the limits 

 of Pennsylvania. Keith was determined to resist them 

 by force; he ordered out a company of militia, from 

 New Castle, to march to Ouchteraro, (Octoraro), where 

 they were to await his further orders. His councils, 



*Gordon's Pa. 153. fVotes of Assembly ^ 



