But if they entertain any Suspicion, that they have been deprived of their Lands without their Consent, and that no Consideration has been paid for thern, or that any Fraude or Deceit hath been practiced towards them therein, they usually conceal their Discontent until an Opportunity Offers of revenging themselves, and then, especially if excited by an Enemy, commit the most outraglous Acts of Violence, by Small Parties, who Plunder and Murder without regard to Condition, Age or Sex, and always fly before a Superior Force, to Places where their Knowledge of the Country renders it almost impossible to discover and reduce them,

SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON. 771

That as the Calamities of a War, thus carried on, are not easily prevented it is almost equally difficult to put a Stop to them by Treaty ; Th^se Natives being unwilling to disclose the Cause of their Resentment, till they have attained what they deem sufficient Vengeance for the Supposed Lijury; and when the Secret is drawn from them, and Peace is made by a Satisfaction promised, the delay of that Satisfaction is frequently the Cause of their renewing without Warning, the same Ravages.

Tliat the Delawar Indians and other Neighbouring Nations, haAing for some time carried on a cruel War against Your Majesty's Subjects in North America, and having spread Desolation and Terror through Your Majesty's Provinces of Virginia, Maryland, Pensylvania, and New Jersey, and thereby unpeopled a great Part of those Countries, a Treaty was at length set on foot for putting an End to these Devastations, during the Course of which Treaty, several Conferences were held between George Croghan Esquire the Deputy Agent of Sir W^illiam Johnson Bar* (whom Your Majesty had been pleased to appoint Sole Agent for Indian Affairs within the District of these Provinces) and William Denny Esq^ Lieu* Governor of Pennsylvania on the behalf of Thomas and Richard Penn, the Proprietaries; and also on behalf of the said Province, and Teedyuscung Chief of all the Delawar, and many other confederated Indian Nations, who had been properly empowered by them to make their Demands, and conclude a Peace.