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Flats, to Kerseymere, where we breakfasted at a very good inn, although about 200 miles inland. In travelling this road, we sometimes observe ves-tiges of the devastation formerly made, through the instigations of the English or French Govern-ments, by the Indians, as they were prevailed upon, sometimes one power and sometimes by the other, to join in their wars and quarrels. How degrading that men, placed in authority, and pro-fessing to be the followers of Christ, should be thus employed in working upon the simplicity of the poor Indians! In the afternoon we came to Utica, an improving place, of considerable busi-ness, a little distance from Fort Schuyler. In the evening I came to B. S.'s, where I lodged and left the horse which his son so kindly lent me at Albany; having replaced him with one I bought at Fort Schuyler. 11th Month, 21st. This day I passed through Clinton, where I dined; and, in the evening came to an Indian village, called Brothertown. Here I was comfortably accommodated at the house of an Indian, whose name was Obadiah Scipio. His wife Elizabeth, is the daughter of an Indian Chief of the name of Fowler. She was a personable woman and of art expressive countenance, and was very industrious. Her dairy produced ex- cellent cheese and butter, notwithstanding a great part of her time was employed in spin-