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fquaw which they brought to wait upon 
them kindled a fire to light their pipes ; our 
Interpreter and Shickealamy fet down with 
them to fmoke the cuftomary civility when 
two parties meet; Conrad Weifar underftand- 
ing they were fome chiefs of the Shaw- 
anefe , acquainted them with our bufinefs at 
Onondago , a compliment they were so well 
pleafed with, that they gave us the Tobay , a 
particular Indian expreffion of approbation, and 
which is very difficult for a white man to imi- 
tate well ; after half an hour’s grave discourfe 
feveral of them went to catch the horfes, and 
one of the principal men made a handfome 
fpeech, with a pleafant well composed coun- 
tenance, to our interpreter, to the following 
effedt : 4 That they were fensible with what 
4 an unwearied diligence he had hitherto been 
‘ inftrumental in preferring peace and good 
4 harmony between the Indians and White 
4 People , and that as they could not but now 
4 commend the prudence and zeal with which 
4 he had eftected this laudable purpofe, fo 
1 they eameftly entreated and fincerely hoped 
4 he would ftill perfevere in the fame endea- 
4 vours and with the fame fuccefs, and that his 
4 good offices may never be wanting on any 
4 future occasion. 
The Shawanefe , or Shaounons , as they are 
called by the French , are the fame people, the 
Six nations : and at New York are called Sa tanas; 
they 
