down, his compagnion being sick, could not goe The news your Excell will hear of Anth°. neverthelesse have thought fitt to examine his compagnion, who is an honest man, tells us these following news, of which your Excell may discourse :

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Anth° about at large That he heard of father Valiant that the French will not release our people, Except that your Excell will promise not to supply the Sinnokes with ammunition or any other assistance :

That Anth° told him he heard one of the Fathers say, if the Sinnekes got any of there people prisoners would exchange our people for them, man for man.

That they had now a great advantage of your Excell

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and of the Indians also, having so many

of our people and of the Indians prisoners

He heard the Jesuits say that Cryn and the rest of the Christian Indians, were no ways inclined

to engage in the war if the Maquas, Oneydes and Onnondages were concern'd, because their brethren sisters, uncles ants ettc were there ; sit still, for he see

and therefore all means was used to engage said three nations to

5 Onnondage Christian Indians dispatched with belts and presents to the Onnondages 26 days agoe, to persuade them not to warr 5 The French were not minded to warr with any of the Indians, except the Sinnekes, and would make a peace with them also if they would deliver to them 10 or 12 of the best Sachims children for