I opened the Conference the 14th ult" which held for several days; -- I began by acquainting them with the obligation they were under to give me the earliest Information that was in any wise Interesting, & that I was Surprized to hear from another quarter of some dangerous Transactions v,"^^ miglit prove the ruin of those concerned, adding that I expected to have the certain particulars from them. -- On their appearing ignorant of what I

hinted at I gave them to understand that I had received an acco' of their being engaged in promoting a rupture with the Ind^ the event of W^^ must have proved very fatal to themselves, -- They

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gave me many assurances to the contrary and requested to know their accusers, On which I related to them w^ I thought sufficient to convince any that might have been privy thereto, that no designs of any III tendancy, could long remain a secret to the English, This produced many speeches on both sides, The last of which being the most material, I herewith inclose as I did not judge them of sufficient importance to give your Lordship the trouble of perusing the Whole : -- After this I told them that I should not think their answer Satisfactory, until the belts mentioned in their speech were delivered up, Which they promised to see strictly performed, & after renewing the Govt Chain, the Congress ended.

On this Congress I have only to observe that altho there is some cause to doubt of the friendship of the Senecas on the Ohio, & at Chenussio, for reasons formerly given. Yet I had not neither have I any reason to suspect the rest of the Senecas, or any other of the Confederate Nations Besides I know it to have been before the practise of those Nations more remote from us, & who are apprehensive of the Six nations, to propagate Stories much to the disadvantage of the Latter with a View to Exasperate us against them, and thereby draw them into their associations, and I am confident that if an opportunity offered I could give a demonstrating proof of their fidelity from the part they would take in our quarrells If required so to do.