I gave him Provisions & Cloathing &«: for his People To the Ualue of five Pounds above what he gave me when he spoke which was three Bevers 21^^. this day came the Couse & some other Sinaka Sacham, in order to go to Cannada he came to See me & told me he was sent by the consent of the five Nations to go to the Gov", of Cannada about the Building the above said two Forts &*=. I told him the consequence of Indjans going there but as he is Intirely French all I said was to no purpose Though he seem'd to own the force of what I said as all the other Indians did & I belive all but him might have been stopt but as things are I could do no more by all the Indjans that have been here I find the French Army landed at Nigra about the 26*1^ July in 20 Large Can noes To the number of 250 or 300 French with 200 Arondaks & Annogongers they are to gather all the Indians as the.y pase & allso French <& will at least amount to 1000 or 1200- French & Indjans, their designs is to

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Drive the English of that are at or near Ohico &. oblidge The Meomies to come and live were they shall order them All tlie indjans who have been here say they and all Indians are to joyn them, while the Bmit was here I had him always with me and did all Lay in my Powar to oblidge him he showed the Greatist sence of it & said he would all ways do what I asked as he allways had done he is much uiclined to us & am Convinced that if Coll Johnson sends for him he will come & take our affairs in hand Hertily & I think he hath it more in his Powar then any to bring things to rights nor is it to be done without him this is my Sentiments & I hope you will pardon my liberty in giveing them, if you approve of what I have said & desire me to bring him down with me ile do my indeavours and he never yet hath refused what 1 asked of him, there are some French here who mett the Army about Hundred miles to the west of Nigra.