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"endeavour to exterminate the whole race of them." They 

 accordingly adopted this counsel; they conducted the am- 

 bassadors safe to the confines; and as they could not obtain 

 satisfaction for the murder, by having the offender de- 

 livered up to them, which they demanded, and which ought 

 to have been done, a dreadful war ensued, in which the dif- 

 ferent tribes of the Cherokee nation became gradually in- 

 volved; and which did not cease, or relax from its horrors, 

 till terminated by Col. Grant in the year 1761, with still 

 more horrid circumstances than any that had been exer- 

 cised during the carrying of it on. 



This account was communicated to me by one of the 

 gentlemen engaged in the embassy. 



Mr. Jefferson, in his History of Virginia, page 99, has 

 related the following circumstance, that occurred during 

 this awful and interesting transaction. Speaking of the 

 strict observance and fidelity of Indians in regard to their 

 promises and attachments, he says, in a note: "A remark- 

 "able instance of this, appeared in the case of the late Col. 

 "Byrd, who was sent to the Cherokee nation to transact 

 "some business with them. It happened that some of our 

 "disorderly people had killed one or two of that nation; 

 "it was therefore proposed in council that Col. Byrd 

 "should be put to death, in revenge for the loss of their 

 "countrymen. Among them was a chief called Silouee, 

 "who on some former occasion had contracted an acquaint- 

 "ance and friendship with Col. Byrd; he came to him every 

 "night in his tent, and told him not to be afraid, they should 

 "not kill him. After many days deliberation, however, 

 "the determination was, contrary to Silouee's expectation, 

 "that Byrd should be put to death, and some warriors were 



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