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council broke up without any thing further being done at that time. Shortly after another council was held by the chiefs; and a messenger was sent to the house requiring his attendance; but, fearing some vio- lence was intended, he refused to comply. This refusal so irritated the chiefs so far that they imme- diately sent out four warriors, with orders to put him to death; but, observing them as they ap- proached the house, he put himself in a posture of defence; and, being joined by his brother and two white persons who happened to be in the house, they were able to make such a defence, that, after a sharp contest, in which both sides suffered severely, the warriors were compelled to fly, covered with blood, being grievously wounded. Thus circumstanced, he applied for protection to the government of the United States; and abjuring his allegiance to the Oneida nation, and taking the oaths of allegiance to the United States, he became a citizen thereof. In consequence of this conduct, an officer of the United States duly apprised the Oneida chiefs that John Denny was now become a citizen thereof, and of course was under the protec- tion of that government; and that the government was determined to protect him. The officer also stated, that if the Oneida nation committed any fur- ther outrage against Denny, it would be considered as a reach of the treaty of peace and amity then