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ews and Brothers, the Delawares and Sliawanese, we recommend it hear- 

 tily to you to do justice. We are much concerned to see how you are 

 used by them and the French, every day having your people killed, and 

 you sitting with your heads between your legs, and receiving the blow 

 without resenting it, as if you could not or would not fight to defend 

 yourselves. 



"Brother Onas: We desire that you may not think of great expe- 

 ditions far off". Use your best endeavors to defend your Frontiers and 

 protect the lives of your people. It is better for you to give up some 

 points to them than to contend, provided they should be in the wrong, 

 and settle all differences subsisting between you as soon as possible." 



Gave a Belt. 



He added: 



" Brother Onas : Take pattern by Sir William Johnson ; he always 

 keeps large parties patrolling across the Frontiers where he lives, and 

 you do not hear of any murders being committed there. That is the 

 way to defend yourselves. The enemy is afraid to enter the settlements 

 there and if you pursue the same measures they will be afraid to come 

 into your settlements." 



Thomas King then spoke as follows: 



"Brethren : We have considered what you said to us about our re- 

 questing the Delawares and Shawanese to bring down and deliver up all 

 the English prisoners they have, agreeable to their promises to Sir 

 William Johnson. We will do everything in our power that may in- 

 duce them to do it, but perhaps it will not be in our power to prevail on 

 them to give them up. 



" Once more we would desire that you would send for the Senecas and 

 them, and endeavor to settle all those differences. It is in our power to 

 do it. When it is done you will certainly see some of your own flesh 

 and blood again," 



Gave a belt of Wampum. 



"Brethren: It is true, we were present when the Delawares and 

 Shawanese brightened the chain of friendship with Sir William Johnson, 

 and promised to turn the edge of their hatchet against the French. But 

 you must know that last Fall, though they went out to war with us, they 

 always turned back, and did not perform what they had promised, so that 

 we cannot account for what they will do now. But for our parts, the 

 Six Nations, we have been engaged in the war with you, and are always 

 ready when we see an EngHsh Flag to join our Brothers, and go with 

 them and share the same iate." 



Gave a belt of Wampum. 



On Friday the 20th of May, the Governor spoke as follows: 



"Brethren of the Six United Nations: I return you my hearty 



