four

prisoners ;

houses, the occupants of which were made but the torch was stayed by the entreaties of home

less frontier settlers

who begged that they might occupy them

them was also given the and and the horses stores furniture, of the remain cows, grain, until they could procure others, and to

ing followers of Little Abraham, who had found opportunity to make themselves obnoxious as informers, if not as active participants in traditional

the

Atotarho

The

English cause.

council- seat of the

was thrown down, and the

council-fire

of the nation, which had so long been kept burning at Onondaga,

was put out never to be rekindled on its ancient hearth.

The offending tribes were astounded. to the Oneidas for relief; the at the German Flats, cries aloud against you, will yet be patient. do not desire to destroy you. Long have we been at peace 5 and it is still our

The Onondagas flew

Senecas and Cayugas joined the

tomahawks

is

We

and while we have right on our side, the

wish to bury the hatchet, and wipe away the blood which some of you have so un Till time shall be no more, justly shed. we wish to smoke with you the calumet

good Spirit, whom we serve, will enable us to punish you, and put it out of your power to do us farther mischief." To the Oneidas and Tuscaroras no such warning words were necessary.

of friendship at Onondaga.

But, brothers,

mark well what we now tell you.