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of our good will and affection for jou. This has given us an opportu- 

 nity of seeing you sooner than perhaps we should otherwise have done ; 

 and as we are under mutual Obligations by treaties, we to hear Avith 

 Our Ears for you, and yon to hear with your Ears for us, We take this 

 opportunity to inform you of what very nearly concerns us both.' 



"The Great King of England and the French King have Declared War 

 against each other. Two Battles have been fought, one by Land and the 

 other by Sea. The Great King of England Commanded the Land Army 

 in Person, and gained a Cora pleat Victory. Numbers of the French 

 were killed and taken Prisoners, and the rest were forced to pass a Eiver 

 with Precipitation to save their Lives. The Great God covered the 

 King's head in that Battle, so that he did not receive the least hurt, for 

 which you as well as we have reason to be very thankfnll. 



" The Engagement at Sea was likewise to the Advantage of the English. 

 The French and Spaniards joined their Ships together and came out to 

 Fight us. The brave English Admiral burnt one of their largest Ships, 

 and many others were so shatter'd that they were glad to take the oppor- 

 tunity of a very high wind and a dark Night to run away and to hide 

 themselves again in their Harbours. Had the Weather proved fair he 

 would in all probability have taken or destroyed them all. 



"I need not put you Id mind how much William Penn and his sons 

 have been your Friends and the Friends of all the Indians; you have 

 long and often experienced their Friendship for you, nor need I repeat 

 to you how kindly you were treated, and what valuable Presents were made 

 to you two years ago by the Governor, the Council, and the Assembly 

 of Pennsylvania. The Sons of William Perm are all now in England, 

 and have left me in their place, well knowing how much I regard you 

 and all the Indians. As a fresh proof of this, I have left my House and 

 am come thus far to see you, to renew our Treaties, to brighten the 

 Covenant Chain, and to confirm our Friendship with you. In testimony 

 whereof I present you with this Belt of Wampum." 



AVhich was received with the Jo-hah. 



"As your Nations have engaged themselves by Treaty to Assist Us, 

 your Brethren of Pennsylvania, in case of a War with the French, we do 

 not Doubt but you will punctually perform an Engagement so solemnly 

 entered into. A War is now declared, and We expect that you will not 

 suffer the French or any of the Indians in Alliance with them to March 

 through your Country to disturb any of our Settlements, And that you 

 will give us the Earliest and best Intelligence of any Designs that may 

 be formed by them to our Disadvantage, as we promise to do of any that 

 may be to your's. To enforce what I have now say'd to you in the 

 strongest manner, I present you with this Belt of Wampum." 



Which was received with the Jo-hah. 



