I would not have you think by this that we are back from our engagements. are ready to do any :

We

thing for your relief,

" Brothers

:

and shall be guided by your councils.

One thing I ask of you, if you send for me to I am

fight, that you will let me fight in my own Indian way.

not used to fight English fashion, therefore you must not expect

your men. Only point out to me where your enemies keep and that is all I shall want to know."

I can train like

Two days afterwards the congress made the following reply

:

OF HUDSON'S RWER. " Brothers first

We

this day, by the delegate from Stockbridge, heard of your friendly answer to our speech to you by :

Captain William Goodrich, which answer we are told you made to us immediately by a letter, which we have not yet received.

We now reply.

"Brothers: You say that you were once great, but that you are now little ; and that we were once little and are now great.

The Supreme

Whether we are Spirit orders these things. or great, let us keep the path of friendship clear, which our fathers made and in which we have both traveled to this little

time.

The friends of the wicked counselors of our king fell

upon us, and shed some blood soon after we spake to you last But we, with a small twig killed so many, and by letter. them so much, that they have shut themselves up in Frightened our great town called Boston, which they have made strong.