that the King of Great-Britain had with his Ships, beat down, or taken feveral of the Spaniards great Forts in America.-The Indians faid, they were pleased to hear their Brethren were an Over-matcn for their Enemies, and wifh'd them good Success.

The Governor then enquired into the State and Condition of the Nations to the Weftward of the Great Lakes, and whether they had any Warriours then in those Countries? Whether they had concluded Peace with the Southern Indians? And whether they had heard what their Deputies had done at Albany?

They made Answer: That they had always Abundance of their Men out amongst the Nations fituate to the Weft of their Lakes.-That they had kindled a Fire with a vaft many Nations, fome whereof were Tributaries, and they had a good Understanding with all. They set out from their own Country in Company with two Sets of Deputies, one going to hold a Treaty with the Southern Indians, and they believed a Peace would be concluded: The other going to meet the Governor of New-York, at Albany; but they could not tell what had been done at either Place.-On their return, they were to hold a General Council, and would inform their Brethren of these Particulars.

Then the Governor put an End to the Conference, by telling the Indians the Goods would be delivered to them at a Council to be held To-morrow Afternoon at the Meeting-House.

At

At a COUNCIL held in the Meeting-House, Philadelphia, July 6, 1742.

CANASSATEEGO, Chief of the Onondagoes,
Speaker.

SHICALAMY, and a great Number of Indians,
whofe Names are as follows, viz.

ONONTOGOES. Sca-yenties,

Sawegaty, Counsellors. Tats-beghteb,

CT

Alligh-wabeis,

Tayo-quario,

Rotebn Haghtyackon, Cap

Kayadogbratie, alias Sla- Hogb degh runtu,

Rotier-uwughton,

Tokaughaab,

Tiorugbwaghthe,

tain.

Sawoaliefelbobaa,

Sagugbfa-eck,

Tokano-ungah,

Uwantakeraa,

Aronty-oony,

Horubot,

Tobanobawighton,

Ofogbquaa,

Tiogbwatoony,

Tuyanoegon.

Auughrabyfey.

Sabugh-fowa,

CAIYOQUOS. ONEIDAS.

Tobatgaghtbus,Chiefs. Saristaquoh,

ANOYIUTS, or

Tocar-eber [died fince at CONRAD

The Governor having commanded Silence, fpoke as follows:

• Friends and Brethren of the Six Nations,

• Six Years ago a Number of your Chiefs obliged us with a Vifit, when they agreed on Behalf of your Nations, to the Release of certain Lands ⚫ on both Sides the River Safquehannah, to the 'Southward of the Endless-Mountains, and within the Limits and Bounds of the King's Grant of this Province. In Confideration of which, a cer⚫tain Quantity of Goods was agreed on, and delivered as a full Satisfaction for the faid Lands, • lying on the Eastern Side of the faid River: And for the Lands on the Western Side of the Yaid River, you defired the Payment should be deferr'd till another Opportunity. These Goods, which are exactly the fame in Quantity, as thofe you received the laft Time the Chiefs of your "Nations were here, have been ready a confider"able Time, and kept in Expectation of your coming for them: And now you are come down, fully impowered by your refpective Councils to ' receive them, we are well pleased to deliver them; leaving it to you to make a fair and equal Divifion of them amongst yourselves. We are forry for the Abfence of our Brethren the Senecas, and much more fo, that it fhould be owing to • their Diftrefs at Home by a Famine that rages in their Country:-A Famine fo great, that you tell us a Father has been obliged to facrifice one Part of his Family, even his own Children, for the Support and Prefervation of himself, and the other Part.-We heartily commiferate their Con<dition, and do not doubt but you will do them fair and ample Juftice in the Difpofal of their Part of the Goods, in fuch Manner as they have inftructed you. You fhall now hear the Lift of the Goods read to you.'

Here,

Here, by the Governor's Order, the Lift of the Goods was read over, viz.

Then the Governor told them that the Goods, of which the Particulars had been just read to them, were in the Meeting-Houfe, and would be sent to whatever Place they would direct. The Governor then proceeded :

BRETHREN,

You have often heard of the Care that your great and good Friend and Brother William Penn, took at all Times to cultivate a perfect good • Harmony with all the Indians: Of these your Nations have ever been fully fenfible; but more especially a Number of your Chiefs, about ten Years ago, when on the Arrival of a Son of your faid great Friend William Penn, large and valu⚫able Presents were exchanged by us with you; a new Road was made and clear'd; a new Fire kindled; and the Chain of Friendship made ftronger, so as to laft while the Sun and Moon endure.

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