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Being invited by one of the proprietors, I accompanied him to the ruins of the powder mill which was yesterday destroyed; when I saw the remains of the poor man, who had lost his life by the explosion. His whole appearance was too shocking to be described. The afflicted widow, who was a young woman, and several small children, stood weeping round him. 5th Month, 17th. This afternoon I spent at R. J.'s. Whilst here, a drove of cows passed by on their way to Philadelphia market; one of them a handsome looking heifer, with a fine calf by her side, attracting R. J.'s attention, he bought them both for 3l. 12s. 5th Month, 27th. I had the company of R. J. to tea this afternoon, who presented me with an account of a most extraordinary persecution that was carried on in the year 1763, against the last re- maining part of a particular tribe of Inndians. This tribe, from their residing at Conestoga, were called the Conestoga Indians. On the first arrival of the English in Pennsylvania, they sent messengers to welcome them, with presents of venison, corn, and skins; and entered into a treaty of friendship with William Penn. This treaty had been since frequently confirmed, and had never been violated, either on the part of the Indians or the English, until the time that these cruel transactions took