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Subjects to the King of England and Duke of CHAP. "York, but we fay we are Brethren. We muit "take Care of ourfelves. Thofe Arms fixed upon "the Pofts, without the Gate, cannot defend us against the Arms of la Barre. Brother Corlear, "we tell you, that we fhall bind a Covenant Chain "to our Arm, and to his, as thick as that Poft, "(pointing to a Poft of the House) be not diffatif"fied; fhould we not embrace this Happiness of"fered us, viz. Peace, in the Place of War; yea, "we shall take the Evil Doers, the Senekas, by the "Hand, and la Barre likewise, and their Ax and his "Sword fhall be thrown into a deep Water. We "wifh our Brother Corlear were prefent, but it seems "the Time will not permit of it. "

Accordingly Garangula, one of the chief Sachems of the Onondaga's, with thirty Warriors, went with Mr. Le Maine, to meet the Governor of Canada at Kaibobage. After he had been two Days in the French Camp, Monfr. la Barre spoke to him as follows, (the French Officers making a Semi-circle on one Side, while Garangula, with his Warriors, compleated the Circle on the other.

Monfr. De la Barre's Speech to Garangula.

"The King, my Mafter, being informed that the "Five Nations have often infringed the Peace, has "ordered me to come hither with a Guard, and to "fend Obgueffe to the Onondagas, to bring the chief "Sachem to my Camp. The Intention of the great ་ King is, that you and I may fmoke the Calumet † "of

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* Voyages du Baron de la Hontan, Tome 1. Letter 7. + The Calumet is a large fmoaking Pipe made of Marble, moft commonly of a dark red, well polished, fhaped fomewhat in the Form of a Hatchet, and adorned with large Feathers of feveral Colours. It is ufed in all the Indian Treaties with Strangers, and as a Flag of Truce between contending Parties, which all the Indians think a very highCrime to violate. Thefe Calumets are generally of nice Workmanship, and were in Ufe before the Indians

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CHA P." of Peace together, but on this Condition, that you IV. "promife me, in the Name of the Senekas, Cayugas,

“ Onondagas, and Mohawks, to give intire Satif"faction and Reparation to his Subjects; and for "the future never to moleft them.

"The Senekas, Cayugas, Onondagas, Oneydoes, "and Mohawks have robbed and abufed all the "Traders that were paffing to the Illinois and “Umamies, and other Indian Nations, the Children "of my King. They have acted, on thefe Occafi

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ons, contrary to the Treaty of Peace with my Pre"deceffor. I am ordered therefore to demand Sa"tisfaction, and to tell them, that in case of Re"fufal, or their plundering us any more, that I "have exprefs Orders to declare War. This Belt "confirms my Words. The Warriors of the Five "Nations have conducted the English into the Lakes, " which belong to the King, my Mafter, and brought "the English among the Nations that are his Chil"dren, to destroy the Trade of his Subjects, and "to withdraw thefe Nations from him. They have "carried the English thither, notwithstanding the "Prohibition of the late Governor of New-York, "who forefaw the Rifque that both they and you ❝ would run. I am willing to forget thefe Things, "but if ever the like shall happen for the future, I "have exprefs Orders to declare War against you. "This Belt confirms my Words. Your Warriors have "made feveral barbarous Incurfions on the Illinois " and Umamies; they have maffacred Men, Wo"men, and Children, and have made many of these "Nations Prifoners, who thought themselves fafe " in their Villages in Time of Peace. Thefe People, "who are my King's Children, must not be your "Slaves; you must give them their Liberty, and

knew any Thing of the Chriftians; for which Reason we are at a Lofs to conceive by what Means they pierced these Pipes, and shaped them fo finely, before they had the Ufe of Iron.

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"fend them back into their own Country. If the CHA P. "Five Nations fhall refufe to do this, I have express IV. "Orders to declare War against them. This Belt "confirms my Words.

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"This is what I have to fay to Garangula, that he

may carry to the Senekas, Onondagas, Oneydoes, "Cayugas, and Mohawks the Declaration which "the King, my Mafter, has commanded me to "make. He doth not wifh them to force him "to fend a great Army to Cadarackui Fort, to be

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gin a War which must be fatal to them. He "would be forry that this Fort, that was the "Work of Peace, fhould become the Prifon of your "Warriors. We. muft endeavour, on both Sides, "to

to prevent fuch Misfortunes. The French, who "are the Brethren and Friends of the Five Nations, "will never trouble their Repofe, provided that the

Satisfaction which I demand be given, and that "the Treaties of Peace be hereafter obferved. I "fhall be extreamly grieved if my Words do not "produce the Effect which I expect from them; "for then I fhall be obliged to join with the Go"vernor of New-York, who is commanded by his "Mafter to affift me, and burn the Caftles of the "Five Nations, and deftroy you. This Belt confirms my Words.

Garangala was very much furprised to find the foft Words of the Jefuit, and of the Governor's Meffengers, turned to fuch threatening Language. This was defigned to ftrike Terror into the Indians; but Garangula having good Information from thofe of the Five Nations living near Cadarackui Fort, of all the Sickness and other Misfortunes which afflicted the French Army, it was far from producing the defigned Effect. All the Time that Monfieur de la Barre fpoke, Garangula kept his Eyes fixed on the End of his Pipe; as foon as the Governor had done fpeaking, he rofe up, and having walked five or fix Times round the Circle, he returned to his Place,

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CHA P. Place, where he spoke ftanding, while Monfieur de la Barre kept his Elbow-Chair.

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Garangula's Anfwer.

"I honour you, and the Warriors that are with me all likewise honour you. Your Interpreter "has finished your Speech; I now begin mine. My "Words make hafte to reach your Ears, hearken to << them.

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"Yonnondio, you must have believed, when you " left Quebeck, that the Sun had burnt up all the "Forefts which render our Country inacceffible to "the French, or that the Lakes had fo far over"flown their Banks, that they had furrounded our "Caftles, and that it was impoffible for us to get "out of them. Yes, Yonnondio, furely you muft "have dreamt fo, and the Curiofity of feeing fo great a Wonder has brought you so far. Now you are undeceived, fince that I and the Warriors here present are come to affure you, that the Senekas, "Cayugas, Onondagas, Oneydoes, and Mohawks "are yet alive. I thank you, in their Name, for "bringing back into their Country the Calumet, "which your Predeceffor received from their Hands. "It was happy for you, that you left Under"ground that murdering Hatchet, that has been "fo often dyed in the Blood of the French. Hear, "Yonnondio, I do not fleep, I have my Eyes open, " and the Sun, which enlightens me, difcovers to me a great Captain at the Head of a Company of "Soldiers, who fpeaks as if he were dreaming. "He fays, that he only came to the Lake to fmoke "on the great Calumet with the Onondagas. "Garangula fays, that he fees the contrary, that "it was to knock them on the Head, if Sickness "had not weakened the Arms of the French.

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flicting this Sickness on them. Hear, Yonnondio, "our Women had taken their Clubs, our Children " and old Men had carried their Bows and Arrows "into the Heart of your Camp, if our Warriors "had not difarmed them, and kept them back, "when your Meffenger, Obgueffe, came to our "Caftles. It is done, and I have faid it. Hear, "Yonnondio, we plundered none of the French, but "those that carried Guns, Powder, and Ball to the "Iwikties and Chittaghicks, because those Arms might have coft us our Lives. Herein we follow "the Example of the Jefuits, who ftave all the Caggs of Rum brought to our Castles, left the "drunken Indians fhould knock them on the Head. "Our Warriors have not Bevers enough to pay for "all these Arms, that they have taken, and our "old Men are not afraid of the War. This Belt "preferves my Words.

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"We carried the English into our Lakes, to trade "there with the Utawawas and Quatoghies, as the "Adirondacks brought the French to our Caftles, to carry on a Trade which the English fay is theirs. "We are born free, we neither depend on Yonnon"dio nor Corlear. :

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"We may go where we please, and carry with "us whom we please, and buy and fell what we please: If your Allies be your Slaves, use them 66 as fuch, command them to receive no other but your People. This Belt preferves my Words.

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"We knock'd the Twibtwies and Chiltaghicks on "the Head, because they had cut down the Trees " of Peace, which were the Limits of our Country. "They have hunted Bevers on our Lands: They "have acted contrary to the Customs of all Indi"ans; for they left none of the Bevers alive, they "killed both Male and Female. They brought

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