﻿HISTORY 
  OF 
  THE 
  NEW 
  YORK 
  IROQUOIS 
  307 
  

  

  . 
  June 
  18 
  two 
  Cayugas 
  met 
  Sir 
  William 
  " 
  at 
  the 
  place 
  where 
  the 
  

   Onondagas 
  formerly 
  lived," 
  about 
  5 
  miles 
  from 
  their 
  habitation 
  

   at 
  that 
  time. 
  This 
  was 
  south 
  of 
  Jamesville, 
  and 
  they 
  were 
  now 
  

   on 
  the 
  west 
  side 
  of 
  Onondaga 
  creek. 
  He 
  was 
  to 
  send 
  word 
  

   when 
  he 
  would 
  enter 
  the 
  town, 
  that 
  the 
  Cayugas, 
  representing 
  

   the 
  Younger 
  Brothers, 
  might 
  meet 
  him 
  and 
  join 
  in 
  his 
  condolence 
  

   of 
  the 
  great 
  Onondaga 
  chief. 
  Three 
  Cayugas 
  met 
  him 
  a 
  mile 
  

   from 
  the 
  castle, 
  halting 
  two 
  hours 
  to 
  settle 
  all 
  forms 
  according 
  

   to 
  ancient 
  custom. 
  Then 
  Johnson 
  marched 
  on 
  at 
  the 
  head 
  of 
  the 
  

   chiefs, 
  part 
  of 
  whom 
  sang 
  the 
  condoling 
  song, 
  containing 
  the 
  

   names, 
  laws 
  and 
  customs 
  of 
  their 
  renowned 
  ancestors, 
  and 
  asking 
  

   happiness 
  for 
  the 
  departed. 
  

  

  When 
  they 
  came 
  in 
  sight 
  of 
  the 
  castle, 
  they 
  found 
  the 
  head 
  

   chiefs 
  and 
  warriors 
  seated 
  " 
  in 
  a 
  half 
  moon 
  across 
  the 
  road, 
  in 
  

   profound 
  silence." 
  In 
  the 
  hour's 
  halt 
  there, 
  the 
  condoling 
  song- 
  

   was 
  again 
  sung, 
  hands 
  were 
  shaken 
  and 
  the 
  visitors 
  welcomed. 
  

   Then 
  Sir 
  William 
  led 
  the 
  warriors, 
  the 
  sachems 
  in 
  the 
  rear 
  sing- 
  

   ing 
  the 
  same 
  song. 
  All 
  in 
  the 
  town 
  fired 
  their 
  guns 
  as 
  a 
  salute, 
  

   and 
  this 
  was 
  returned 
  by 
  his 
  party. 
  He 
  was 
  then 
  taken 
  to 
  an 
  

   arbor 
  by 
  Red 
  Head's 
  house, 
  where 
  he 
  was 
  addressed 
  by 
  the 
  chiefs. 
  

   Next 
  day 
  the 
  grand 
  ceremony 
  was 
  performed 
  with 
  11 
  belts 
  and 
  

   three 
  strings, 
  followed 
  by 
  an 
  enemy's 
  scalp 
  to 
  replace 
  the 
  dead, 
  

   and 
  a 
  glass 
  of 
  rum 
  to 
  wash 
  away 
  grief. 
  This 
  ended 
  the 
  cere- 
  

   mony, 
  which 
  did 
  not 
  include 
  the 
  raising 
  of 
  a 
  new 
  chief. 
  

  

  June 
  20 
  Johnson 
  encamped 
  by 
  the 
  lake, 
  5 
  miles 
  from 
  the 
  castle, 
  

   to 
  be 
  near 
  his 
  boats, 
  provisions 
  and 
  presents. 
  A 
  long 
  council 
  

   followed. 
  An 
  Oswegatchie 
  Indian 
  said 
  the 
  French 
  meant 
  to 
  

   build 
  a 
  fort 
  at 
  Oswego 
  Falls 
  and 
  another 
  at 
  the 
  west 
  end 
  of 
  

   Oneida 
  lake. 
  Another 
  party 
  would 
  ravage 
  German 
  Flats 
  and 
  a 
  

   fourth 
  attack 
  Johnson's 
  house, 
  kill 
  or 
  take 
  him, 
  and 
  ravage 
  the 
  

   lower 
  Mohawk. 
  The 
  Indians 
  rejected 
  a 
  French 
  belt 
  and 
  cast 
  it 
  

   on 
  the 
  ground. 
  Messengers 
  from 
  the 
  Susquehanna 
  said 
  the 
  

   Nanticoke 
  king 
  at 
  Otsiningo 
  was 
  dead. 
  Delawares, 
  Shawnees 
  

   and 
  others 
  came 
  June 
  27, 
  and 
  the 
  new 
  Half 
  King 
  was 
  present. 
  

  

  June 
  28 
  the 
  war 
  song 
  was 
  sung, 
  and 
  Johnson 
  promised 
  them 
  

   a 
  roasted 
  ox 
  at 
  the 
  war 
  dance 
  next 
  day. 
  July 
  1 
  they 
  gave 
  him 
  

  

  