desired them, to let them hear no more about it; but to send them one hundred loaves of bread; for they were hungry.
25th.—This morning early they sent us over a large bullock, and all the Indian chiefs came over again, and counselled a great deal among themselves; then the Delaware, that handled the old deaf Onondago Indian so roughly yesterday, addressed himself to him, in this manner; "I hope, to day, you are sober. I am certain you did not know what you said yesterday. You endeavoured to frighten us; but know, we are now men, and not so easily frightened. You said something yesterday of the Shawanese; see here what they have sent you," (presenting him with a large roll of tobacco.)
Then the old deaf Indian rose up, and acknowledged he had been in the wrong; he said, that he had now cleaned himself,[1] and hoped they would forgive him.
Then the Delaware delivered the message, that was sent by the Shawanese which was, "That they hoped the Delawares, &c. would be strong,[2] in what they were undertaking; that they were extremely proud to hear such good news from their brothers, the English; that whatever contracts they made with the English, the Shawanese would agree to; that they were their brothers, and that they loved them."
The French whispered to the Indians, as I imagined, to insist on my delivering what I had to say, on the other side of the water. Which they did to no purpose, for my company still insisted on a hearing on this side the water. The Indians crossed the river to council with
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