York concerning Lands, and to you, to cooperate & give y assistance in removing tlie South" Intrusions &c the difficulty attending which from the unwillingness of the Col^. to call for military aid I have observed to him.

This moment I have received advice of the death of the chiet all the Senecas, the Messengers dispatched on that occasion being not yet arrived, I know no particulars but I expect that it will occasion some considerable change for the worse am^t these

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suspicious troublesome people. From the many particulars I have heard I intend imediately to go towards the Onondaga Country, as if for change of air, where I hope I ^all have an opportunity of making some farther necessary discoverys, and Lt Johnson at Guypark will forward your Letters or receive your Commands, durmg my absence w<=^ will be as short as possible. Endorsed

Septr 22^1. 1767 To Geni Gage.

JOURNAL OF INDN TRANSACTIONS AT NIAGARA, IN THE YEAR 1767.

FROM 2° JULY TO THE 24'^H SEPTEMBER.

July 3*^. A Drunkin quarral happened on the Carrying place betwene some Sinecas and a Messesagas, the latter got much wounded was brought to this Post & was under Cure till the 18^^. one of the Sinecas got wounded in the shoulder, by all accounts. The Messesaga began the riot by wounding one of the Sinecas first.

July 5th. Nane bo jou a Chief of the Messesagas formerly a Chippewa came in seemingly discontented at the bad usage his Country Man met with. He made a long Speech: the perport of which was, that he was much dissatisfide at the behavour of the Sinecas : that he was very glad to see me : that he was very hungry, and beged I would give him some provisions, rum, powder and Shott : Then gave four Strings of wampom : he again spoke much to the Same purpose with this addition that he was going to Toronto to Consult with Wabacommegat what was best to be done on the Occasion repeated his displeasure at the behaviour of the Senecas, and desired as sone as their Chief should come in that the Heads of the Messesagas should be sent for that whatever dispute should happen betwen or had already hapened betwen them might be settled, and gave me ten strings of wampom which was to be shown to the Sinecas Chief's and- with it to demand their mtentions and their reason for behaving so badly towards the Messesagas.