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Indians, with whom both had enmity beyond the memory of man. 

 They also let loose the Ottawas on the Mississagas, driving them 

 farther east. 



In Ohio the Half King, Tanacharisson, had warned the French 

 to leave the lands of the Six Nations. Scarrooyady said the^ 

 sent them three warnings according to their custom. The third 

 time they said : 



I tell you in plain Words You must go off this land. You say 

 You have a strong Body, a strong Neck, and a strong Voice, 

 that when You speak all the Indians must hear You. It is true 

 You are a strong Body and ours is but weak, yet We are not 

 afraid of You. We forbid you to come any farther; turn back 

 to the Place from whence You came. 



Scarrooyady gave his reason for the three messages : 



Because, said he, the great Being who lives above, has ordered 

 Us to send Three Messages of Peace before we make War; And 

 as the Half King had before this Time delivered the third and 

 last Message, We had nothing now to do but to strike the French. 



A letter had come telling of the Half King's action : 



The Half King went to the French Fort to know what was 

 the Reason of their coming to settle the Lands on Ohio. The 

 Commander told him the Land was their's and discharged him 

 and told him he was an Old Woman and all his Nation was in 

 their Favour only him, and if he w^ould not go home he would 

 put him in Irons. He came home and told the English to go off 

 the Place for fear they should be hurt, with Tears in his Eyes. 



Two Moravians came to Onondaga in 1753, leaving Bethlehem 

 Ap. 23 and reaching Onondaga June 8. They were Henry Frey 

 and David Zeisberger, and their journey is chiefly remarkable 

 for the ascent of the Tioug'hnioga river. They lost some time 

 trying to penetrate the wilderness from Owego by land, and some 

 with the Nanticokes, who were removing to New York. They 

 fell in with their fleet of canoes as they were going up the river 

 to settle at Otsiningo, (Chenango) a little north of Binghamton. 

 Their return by the same route began Oct. 13 and ended Nov. 10, 

 but they visited friends on the way. These Moravian journals 

 have many interesting facts not otherwise preserved. 



David Zeisberger and Charles Frederick made a later visit, 



