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from Philadelphia, to see them. They showed joyin their countenances, and shook hands very affec-tionately. They told us their chiefs, who knew us,were almost all dead. We answered them, our fa-thers who were acquainted with our Indian brothers,were likewise mostly fallen asleep; but notwith-standing, we their children, possessed the same loveand friendship for the Indians, as our fathers did;and wished it to continue to the end of time. Theywere very solid, and their countenances markedwith the weight and importance of the business. Wesmoked with them; but perceiving their minds un-der such pressure and exercise, we did not talk much.They told us, through Girty, that they could notnow say much; but would, after they got their an-swer. They staid about two hours, and received no-tice from the commissioners, that about five o'clockin the afternoon, they should have an answer to theembassy. Then they returned to the island. This forenoon, four British officers came downfrom the garrison; Crawford, Vandeleur, Ross, andEddy — also, Capt. Thomas, McGee, Baubee, Bun-berry, and Givenz. Capt. Caldwell and ThomasSmith, dined with us, and waited the return of theIndian deputation. About five o'clock, the Indianscame. About six, the commissioners came out. — Col. Pickering politely addressed them; then read,and Thomas Jones interpreted it into Seneca, insubstance — beginning at the treaty of Fort Stanwix,twenty-five years ago, and recited the terms, thatOhio was then, concluded to be the boundary.—Then recited subsequent treaties, beginning at FortStanwix, about nine years ago, and one held ninetydays after, at one place, another, at another, until