They have promised to make the most vigorous efforts to draw oti' from the French Interest & Settlements those of their People who have gone over that way. I have reason to believe they begin to be Somewhat Jealous of the French, a point I have long laboured to bring about & am now in hopes it may in Some measure take place, if it Should operate to any height it will be attended with very favourable Consequences to hisMajestys Service. At this meeting I also obtained the consent of the 6 Nations to cut a Road to Oswego thro their Coimtry with their promise of Assisting in layihg it out, and also for building a Fort at Oswego Falls 12 miles from Oswei^o provided that upon an accommodation with France it Shall be either demolished or put into the hands of the 6 Nations. The Enemy by the Intelligence I received at Onondaga are determed to take post there with a considerable Force & build a respectable Fort to cut off our Communication with Oswego, & if they do, it wdll very much Distress that Garrison & require our attempts to beat them off in order to preserve Oswego.

These were the Capital Points I negotiated at Onondaga, Some of the Shawanese & Delaware Indians were there but until the Congress was upon the point of being closed, did not come in a sufF'. number to enter upon Business & conclude affairs relating to them with proper Authority. That Treaty was therefore adjourned to my House, & those Indians with a Deputation of the Six Nations came down to Fort Johnson, where were Present, The Said Six Nation Deputies -- the King or Chief of the Shawanese, The King or Chief of the Delawares, Settled on the Susquehanna & its Branches & great number of the Mehicander or River Indians whom 1 lately have drawn up from the Frontiers of this Province & New Jersey to Settle near to & under the *Protections of our faithful allies the Mohocks -- These Indians were originally Delawares & are Still regarded as Bretheren by them.