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year before he had got back, - and that hehad found it his duty, to sacrifice privateconvenience to pubilc good,- and he would haveus do so too, We replied that the business wewere about appeared to be agreeably settled toboth their and our minds: this other weknew nothing about till since coming a-mongst them: that we would have been wil-ling to have sat with them in council, thoughwe did not know that we could beg any service tothem; and that the business between him andCaptain Chapin relating to a mill, we mightbe fully informed of the result, when it was settled,by letter. He then informed us he was becomeperfectly reconciled to our going, but as thecouncil was expected to meet any day, he couldnot accompany us to Canandaigua, but Johnwho had been with us, would go through to the Genesee river: and that he wished the GoodSpirit, who had hitherto preserved us would safelykeep us on our journey, untill we arrived at ourhomes. He further desired we would make our-selves perfectly easy about our young men, whomwere left among his people, for he would take thenecessary care of them, and they would be entirelysafe. We now took an affectionate farewellof the chief, and of the Indians present who partedwith us with much respect: and I (J.S.) can truly say